Análise cerâmica: arqueologia experimental como ferramenta para análise comparativa de cerâmicas arqueológicas

Abstract

Ceramics are one of the main types of remains studied by archeology, and they possess elements that are present in cultural manifestations belonging to the societies that produced them. Studies of archaeological ceramics are very diversified precisely because of the complexity that is involved in the entire operative chain. This work presents an alternative for the analysis, using experimental archeology as a way of testing the performance of different ceramic samples while maintaining the integrity of the archaeological samples, thus enabling a comparative analysis that aims to identify the variations in the recipes used, the reasons for these variations, and how they effect these objects. In this way, comparative analysis can contribute to a better understanding of the elements that influence ceramic production.