Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin
Archaeologists commonly use subjective classifications to group ceramic vessels into different classes, but the usefulness of such tools for creating narratives about the past is seldom questioned. After noticing that certain ceramic classes from the Bronze Age necropolis of Mokrin have quite simil...
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| author | Mihailo Radinović Marija Krečković Gavrilović |
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Archaeologists commonly use subjective classifications to group ceramic vessels into different classes, but the usefulness of such tools for creating narratives about the past is seldom questioned. After noticing that certain ceramic classes from the Bronze Age necropolis of Mokrin have quite similar shape and size, we decided to undertake a morphometric analysis of vessels from this site. We show that some traditional classes largely overlap in both shape and size, and that the majority of funerary ceramics from Mokrin can be classified into two main morphological classes of vessels: (1) bowls; and (2) one- or two-handled beakers and amphorae. Our results go beyond this study, as they show how quantitative methods can be used in a complementary manner with more traditional tools to gain meaningful knowledge about the past.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a2011075bdd413bab3727aae5b7b20f2023-12-22T21:07:41ZengNational Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of SciencesStudia Praehistorica0204-98802815-26972023-12-011710.53250/stprae17.253-262Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of MokrinMihailo Radinović0Marija Krečković Gavrilović1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Laboratory for BioarchaeologyUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Laboratory for Bioarchaeology Archaeologists commonly use subjective classifications to group ceramic vessels into different classes, but the usefulness of such tools for creating narratives about the past is seldom questioned. After noticing that certain ceramic classes from the Bronze Age necropolis of Mokrin have quite similar shape and size, we decided to undertake a morphometric analysis of vessels from this site. We show that some traditional classes largely overlap in both shape and size, and that the majority of funerary ceramics from Mokrin can be classified into two main morphological classes of vessels: (1) bowls; and (2) one- or two-handled beakers and amphorae. Our results go beyond this study, as they show how quantitative methods can be used in a complementary manner with more traditional tools to gain meaningful knowledge about the past. https://publications.naim.bg/index.php/stprae/article/view/381Bronze Agenecropolis of Mokrinceramicsmorphometryshapesize |
| spellingShingle | Mihailo Radinović Marija Krečković Gavrilović Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin Studia Praehistorica Bronze Age necropolis of Mokrin ceramics morphometry shape size |
| title | Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin |
| title_full | Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin |
| title_fullStr | Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin |
| title_short | Morphometric analysis of Bronze Age funerary vessels from the necropolis of Mokrin |
| title_sort | morphometric analysis of bronze age funerary vessels from the necropolis of mokrin |
| topic | Bronze Age necropolis of Mokrin ceramics morphometry shape size |
| url | https://publications.naim.bg/index.php/stprae/article/view/381 |
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