Theme:
5. Theories and methods in archaeology: interactions between disciplines
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to the Study of Archaeological Woodcrafts and Other Plant-Based Implements and Structures [Archaeology of Wild Plants]
Content:
Wood has been ubiquitous, widely available and multi-purpose raw material used trough History. Wood (and other plant-based materials) have been used for crafting individual possessions and utilitarian utensils as well as for building dwellings and other kind of buildings, or even for making means of transport -such carts, sleds, boats, etc.-, carving sculptures and figures, etc. Crafting wood involves botanical knowledge, distinctive material understanding, technological developments and transfer of knowledge and it is closely linked to forest (and scrubland) management. Current archaeobotanical research indicate the existence of a long tradition in the use of some species trough Europe that have been used for similar purposes during millennia, but also reflect the changes related to the incorporation of technical innovations for acquiring wood, conversing and crafting this raw material. This has resulted on the development of specific technologies not only for crafting but also for managing forests (and scrubland) to provide adequate raw materials for basketry, woodworking, etc. This session welcomes cross-disciplinary approaches -combining archaeology, archaeobotany, dendrochronology, ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology and/or ethnobotany- dealing with wood acquisition -including forest management-, addressing the study of wooden objects and structures, applying cutting-edge research to the study of crafted wood, as well as integrating investigations that combined ethnoarchaeological studies, experimentation performed by artisans.
This session is organised in conjunction with the PlantWild Community of EAA.
Keywords:
Wood, Plants, Forest management, Crafts, Technological innovation, Cross-disciplinary approaches
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
This session is organised in conjunction with the PlantWild Community of EAA.
Main organiser:
Maria Martin Seijo (Spain) 1
Co-organisers:
Raquel Piqué i Huerta (Spain) 1
Marta Domínguez-Delmás (Netherlands) 2
Filipe C. Vaz (Portugal) 3
João Tereso (Portugal) 3
Affiliations:
1. Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
2. University of Amsterdam
3. Universidade do Porto. CIBIO-InBio
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