Contemporary stone beadmaking in Khambhat, India: Patterns of craft specialization and organization of production as reflected in the archaeological record

Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark; Vidale, Massimo; Bhan, Kuldeep K.

doi:10.1080/00438243.1991.9980158

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“…I begin by suggesting that the evidence for novices-mostly mistakes and failures-in lithic and shell crafts should occur in spatially predictable patterns. Based on ethnoarchaeological observations (e.g., Kenoyer et al 1991;Pigeot 1990;Stark 1995), I argue that the breadth of practice-the percentage of adults in a community who participate in making objects of a given class-has an impact on where training typically occurs and thus where many material indicators of apprenticing activity ought to be found.…”

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Detecting Apprentices and Innovators in the Archaeological Record: The Shell Bead-Making Industry of the Channel Islands

Arnold

2011

J Archaeol Method Theory

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Archaeologists have demonstrated that it is challenging but feasible to identify the material remains of apprenticing activities associated with stone tool and ceramic assemblages. Building on this work, I explore apprenticing behavior in North America's most intensive ancient shellworking context, using the large beadmaking assemblages from California's Channel Islands. I examine a spectrum of production errors associated with a newly identified variant of Olivella shell bead and offer generalizations about what we should find in the material record of apprentices engaged in manufacturing ornamental goods. I also explore how we may distinguish novices' errors from the mistakes of skilled experts experimenting with new bead forms. Existing ethnoarchaeological studies of children's roles and contemporary craft practitioners specializing in ceramics, bead making, stone work, and other materials are foundational sources of data for this project, providing insights into the transmission of technical information from experts to novices in communities of practice. Such work directly informs archaeological research and facilitates our understanding of apprenticing from periods and regions where ethnographic information is insufficient or inapplicable.By the time they achieved competence, every flintknapper who ever lived had probably already littered the landscape with thousands of virtually indestructible stone artifacts (Shea 2006:212).Growing interest in recovering the material remains of apprenticing activities has led archaeologists to systematically observe both the teaching environments associated with contemporary craft practitioners and the material products-

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Detecting Apprentices and Innovators in the Archaeological Record: The Shell Bead-Making Industry of the Channel Islands

Arnold

2011

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“…isation is relative (Costin, 2001;Sinopoli, 1988), and seen as a cultural marker that may have utility in a variety of interpretations. Attributes associated with standardisation may prove dynamic, potentially indicating periods of standardised production as well as periods of creativity that more readily articulate with diversity (Kenoyer et al, 1991). In production contexts, standardisation might be seen as the result of minimised labour costs and improvements in efficiency (Sinopoli, 1988).…”

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Lithic morphological organisation: Gahagan bifaces from the Southern Caddo Area

Selden¹,

Dockall²,

Shafer³

2018

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This analysis of Gahagan biface morphology enlists the three largest samples of Gahagan bifaces, to include that of the type site (Gahagan Mound) as well as the Mounds Plantation and George C. Davis sites. Results indicate a significant difference in Gahagan biface morphology at the Mounds Plantation site when compared with Gahagan bifaces from the Gahagan Mound and George C. Davis sites. Tests for allometry and asymmetry were not significant. The test of morphological disparity indicates that Gahagan bifaces produced at the Mounds Plantation site occupy a more restricted range of morphospace than those produced at Gahagan Mound, providing indirect evidence for standardisation and diversity in Caddo biface production. While the sample includes a wide range of morphological variability, the test of morphological integration indicates that Gahagan bifaces are significantly integrated, meaning that those traits used to characterise their shape (blade and base) vary in a coordinated manner. These results articulate with a shift in Caddo bottle morphology over the same geography, potentially indicating two previously unrecognised and morphologically-distinct lithic and ceramic production areas.

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“…Se puede aplicar en cualquier momento del proceso productivo dependiendo del desarrollo tecnológico, la capacidad de asumir el riesgo que comporta su aplicación y del objetivo fi nal que se busca con el calentamiento de la roca. Por ejemplo en las cuentas de cornalina de la India el calentamiento se aplica en tres momentos distintos del proceso (Kenoyer et al 1991 …”

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El tratamiento térmico en rocas silíceas, un procedimiento técnico para la talla

Calbet¹

2012

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Contemporary stone beadmaking in Khambhat, India: Patterns of craft specialization and organization of production as reflected in the archaeological record

Cited by 89 publications

References 4 publications

Detecting Apprentices and Innovators in the Archaeological Record: The Shell Bead-Making Industry of the Channel Islands

Detecting Apprentices and Innovators in the Archaeological Record: The Shell Bead-Making Industry of the Channel Islands

Lithic morphological organisation: Gahagan bifaces from the Southern Caddo Area

El tratamiento térmico en rocas silíceas, un procedimiento técnico para la talla

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