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The Preliminary Study On Pottery Production And The Related Issues Of Liangchengzhen Site

Posted on:2011-04-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X L ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360305450236Subject:Archaeology and Museology
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Longshan pottery, as the highest level one made in Chinese prehistory, has breed great concern among a host of scholars. Despite of that, the prior researches, in most cases, only focused on description of the advanced pottery-making craft. Apart from this, there are quite few overall studies on typical potteries from Longshan sites, the way how to make them and the circulation modes. My essay, however, is going to fully analyze the pottery-making craft on the basis of ethnological recordings and the former achievements, as well as relevant experiments. The production organizations and communication with surrounding settlements are also involved in this essay by means of detailed features on craft and the standardization showed by pottery-size variation data. My essay can mainly divide into four chapters.Chapter one, the introduction, initially reviews the former researches and the relevant problems involved, and then introduces methodology of this essay.Chapter two mainly demonstrates the natural geographic environment, the prior excavation achievements and the institutes where I get the pottery samples analyzed.Chapter three gives its priority to the study on pottery-making craft in Liangchengzhen site. Initially, I generally describe the craft from four parts——that is sources of raw materials, methodology of shaping, decoration and kilning. Then, I thoroughly analyze and record several typical potteries'craft in terms of phases and types. Apart from this, the craft on special pottery types is studied specially. Finally, I phase this craft in order to study the changes of pottery-making crfat.Chapter four, as another emphasis of this essay, mainly discusses pottery production, circulation and its relation to society in Liangchengzhen site. First, I analyze its specialization in production organization by means of pottery-making and size standard. Moreover, after referring to relevant theoretical achievements, I discuss the way it communicates with the surrounding settlements. Lastly, it is the relation between Longshan potteries in Liangchengzhen and society that is stated in the last.Finally, there are several problems I am confronted with in my study on pottery in the last part of my essay, along with my statement.
Keywords/Search Tags:Liangchengzhen site, Longshan culture, pottery, craft, specialization
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