New Approaches to Iron Age Woodcrafts: the Case Study of Northern Iberia

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会议名称:2023世界木材日研讨会暨第五届国际林联(IUFRO)林产品文化研究组讨论会
会议时间:2023年3月22日

报告嘉宾:  María Martín Seijo
嘉宾简介: 西班牙坎塔布里亚大学 初级研究员

摘要:

Wood was the main raw material used for crafting during Iron Age in Northern Iberia (9th and 2nd-1st centuries BCE). During this chronological period, new tools for crafting wood and new techniques of woodworking were developed or incorporated, in a context of increasing social complexity and inequality. Recent research projects focused on crafted wood has shed light on the ephemeral material culture made of wood by Iron Age communities. Obtain information about wood crafting in Southern Europe is challenging because the presence of waterlogged is absolutely exceptional, and woodcrafts are usually preserved by charring in relation to intentional or accidental fire events, or by indirect evidence. With the aim of deepen our understanding on woodworking and basketry developed during Iron Age, we have defined a methodology for studying crafted wood in this kind of contexts, integrating different kind of direct and indirect archaeological and archaeobotanical evidence, registering taxonomical and technological features with non-invasive techniques, and applying experimentation developed by artisans. The results obtained have shed light on the complexity of woodworking techniques, the diversity of morphologies and techniques, the incorporation of new technological developments and the environmental involvement of artisans during this period. Beside this, it has been possible to document the persistence on the use of specific raw materials and techniques at least since the Iron Age in this geographical area.

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