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Research paper thumbnail of Craft Knowledge in the Service of Archaeology: Tracing Skill, Knowledge and Invisible Tools through the Artisanal Perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of ceramics Professional artisanship as a tool for archaeological interpretation

This paper aims to explore how professional artisanship can contribute to archaeological interpre... more This paper aims to explore how professional artisanship can contribute to archaeological interpretations through the examination of ceramic artefacts based on the experience of a trained producer of ceramics. Certain forms of practical artisanal knowledge and practical levels of skill are defined within the area of theoretical knowledge known as tacit knowledge. The purpose of this proposal is to investigate whether professional artisanal skill can contribute to archaeological interpretation, and if so, how. The method that was used during this investigation is known as artisanal interpretation.The paper includes artisanal analyses conducted by the author on five ceramic artefacts from a closed find dated to the Roman Iron Age (200–300 AD) in the parish of Sjogersta in the municipality of Skovde, Vastergotland, Sweden. The need to broaden our current archaeological interpretation methods is discussed. The work presented here makes it clear that there are aspects of archaeological ce...

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Botwid 2020 Skills in high temperature crafts

Detecting and explaining TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN PREHISTORY, 2020

Within high-temperature crafts there is knowledge that connects different technologies. Can this ... more Within high-temperature crafts there is knowledge that connects different technologies. Can this knowledge be utilized to pinpoint key features of the introduction of new technologies within a crafting community? Is it even possible to distinguish between skilful or lesser skilled high-temperature users? I am going to explain my ideas and theories about how to approach technological innovations in order to explain technological leaps and levels of skill in prehistoric Europe. This paper will address craft questions from an artisanal position, based on craft theories and archaeological
experiments. I will provide a scientific artisanal view on the introduction
of new innovative techniques and artefacts on metal-crafting in the Late Bronze Age (Sweden). This paper will hopefully contribute to an interesting discussion on how improvement, innovation and collaboration allow for more reliable archaeological interpretations.
Keywords: skill, artisanal perspective, Bronze Age, technological innovation, hightemperature, craft, ceramics, metal, declarative knowledge, silent knowledge
ISBN 978-90-8890-826-2

Research paper thumbnail of Use Traces on Crucibles and Tuyères? An Archaeological Experiment in Ancient Metallurgy

To what extent can we identify sites where metallurgy has been conducted by studying the ceramic ... more To what extent can we identify sites where metallurgy has been conducted by studying the ceramic residue found at the site? Ceramic tools used for metal casting, such as crucibles, clay moulds and tuyères—so called 'technical ceramics'—are often used as indicators of metalcrafts. Their often vitrifi ed and sintered appearance is, on many occasions, used as traits of identifi cation. This article discusses a crucible and a tuyère that show no clear traces of vitrifi cation, and whether or not the objects should be disregarded as technical ceramics. By building reconstructions of these two objects and testing them in an archaeological experiment, we have been able to study the traces of use on the reconstruction and compare them to the two artefacts. In this article we argue that signs of use, such as vitrifi cation and sintering, are not always present on used tuyères and crucibles and that we should also try to look for other signs of use when classifying archaeological materials as technical ceramics.

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of From Figurine to Tuyère

EAA poster session Glasgow 2015

Research paper thumbnail of GUSTAVSLUND

UV RAPPORT 2014:132 ARKEOLOGISK UNDERSÖKNING 2010 Gustavslund En by från äldre järnålder Skåne, H... more UV RAPPORT 2014:132
ARKEOLOGISK UNDERSÖKNING 2010
Gustavslund
En by från äldre järnålder
Skåne, Helsingborgs stad, Husensjö 9:25 (Gustavslund), RAÄ 184
Redaktör Håkan Aspeborg
Håkan Aspeborg & Bo Strömberg
med bidrag av Katarina Botwid, Torbjörn Brorsson, Annica Cardell,
Tyra Ericson, Lena Grandin, Svante Forenius och Mia Englund

Research paper thumbnail of Bilaga 9. Hantverkstolkning av keramik – en undersökning av forntida keramikers hantverksskicklighet

Artisanal interpretation of Ceramics at Gustavslund; Helsingborg in Sweden Early Iron Age. In Swe... more Artisanal interpretation of Ceramics at Gustavslund; Helsingborg in Sweden Early Iron Age. In Swedish

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of ceramics Professional artisanship as a tool for archaeological interpretation. JONAS 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of Från hand till hand. I: Att befolka det förflutna. Red Anne Carlie. RAÄ 2014 (eng abstrakt).

Research paper thumbnail of Offrad keramik. Master Thesis 2009 (in swedish), english summary.

Books by PhD Katarina Botwid

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Bronze Age Life Pryssgården (LBA) in Sweden from an Artisanal Perspective

Understanding Bronze Age Life Pryssgården (LBA) in Sweden from an Artisanal Perspective, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Doctoral thesis, defended 4 of March 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Craft Knowledge in the Service of Archaeology: Tracing Skill, Knowledge and Invisible Tools through the Artisanal Perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of ceramics Professional artisanship as a tool for archaeological interpretation

This paper aims to explore how professional artisanship can contribute to archaeological interpre... more This paper aims to explore how professional artisanship can contribute to archaeological interpretations through the examination of ceramic artefacts based on the experience of a trained producer of ceramics. Certain forms of practical artisanal knowledge and practical levels of skill are defined within the area of theoretical knowledge known as tacit knowledge. The purpose of this proposal is to investigate whether professional artisanal skill can contribute to archaeological interpretation, and if so, how. The method that was used during this investigation is known as artisanal interpretation.The paper includes artisanal analyses conducted by the author on five ceramic artefacts from a closed find dated to the Roman Iron Age (200–300 AD) in the parish of Sjogersta in the municipality of Skovde, Vastergotland, Sweden. The need to broaden our current archaeological interpretation methods is discussed. The work presented here makes it clear that there are aspects of archaeological ce...

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Botwid 2020 Skills in high temperature crafts

Detecting and explaining TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN PREHISTORY, 2020

Within high-temperature crafts there is knowledge that connects different technologies. Can this ... more Within high-temperature crafts there is knowledge that connects different technologies. Can this knowledge be utilized to pinpoint key features of the introduction of new technologies within a crafting community? Is it even possible to distinguish between skilful or lesser skilled high-temperature users? I am going to explain my ideas and theories about how to approach technological innovations in order to explain technological leaps and levels of skill in prehistoric Europe. This paper will address craft questions from an artisanal position, based on craft theories and archaeological
experiments. I will provide a scientific artisanal view on the introduction
of new innovative techniques and artefacts on metal-crafting in the Late Bronze Age (Sweden). This paper will hopefully contribute to an interesting discussion on how improvement, innovation and collaboration allow for more reliable archaeological interpretations.
Keywords: skill, artisanal perspective, Bronze Age, technological innovation, hightemperature, craft, ceramics, metal, declarative knowledge, silent knowledge
ISBN 978-90-8890-826-2

Research paper thumbnail of Use Traces on Crucibles and Tuyères? An Archaeological Experiment in Ancient Metallurgy

To what extent can we identify sites where metallurgy has been conducted by studying the ceramic ... more To what extent can we identify sites where metallurgy has been conducted by studying the ceramic residue found at the site? Ceramic tools used for metal casting, such as crucibles, clay moulds and tuyères—so called 'technical ceramics'—are often used as indicators of metalcrafts. Their often vitrifi ed and sintered appearance is, on many occasions, used as traits of identifi cation. This article discusses a crucible and a tuyère that show no clear traces of vitrifi cation, and whether or not the objects should be disregarded as technical ceramics. By building reconstructions of these two objects and testing them in an archaeological experiment, we have been able to study the traces of use on the reconstruction and compare them to the two artefacts. In this article we argue that signs of use, such as vitrifi cation and sintering, are not always present on used tuyères and crucibles and that we should also try to look for other signs of use when classifying archaeological materials as technical ceramics.

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of From Figurine to Tuyère

EAA poster session Glasgow 2015

Research paper thumbnail of GUSTAVSLUND

UV RAPPORT 2014:132 ARKEOLOGISK UNDERSÖKNING 2010 Gustavslund En by från äldre järnålder Skåne, H... more UV RAPPORT 2014:132
ARKEOLOGISK UNDERSÖKNING 2010
Gustavslund
En by från äldre järnålder
Skåne, Helsingborgs stad, Husensjö 9:25 (Gustavslund), RAÄ 184
Redaktör Håkan Aspeborg
Håkan Aspeborg & Bo Strömberg
med bidrag av Katarina Botwid, Torbjörn Brorsson, Annica Cardell,
Tyra Ericson, Lena Grandin, Svante Forenius och Mia Englund

Research paper thumbnail of Bilaga 9. Hantverkstolkning av keramik – en undersökning av forntida keramikers hantverksskicklighet

Artisanal interpretation of Ceramics at Gustavslund; Helsingborg in Sweden Early Iron Age. In Swe... more Artisanal interpretation of Ceramics at Gustavslund; Helsingborg in Sweden Early Iron Age. In Swedish

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of ceramics Professional artisanship as a tool for archaeological interpretation. JONAS 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of Från hand till hand. I: Att befolka det förflutna. Red Anne Carlie. RAÄ 2014 (eng abstrakt).

Research paper thumbnail of Offrad keramik. Master Thesis 2009 (in swedish), english summary.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Bronze Age Life Pryssgården (LBA) in Sweden from an Artisanal Perspective

Understanding Bronze Age Life Pryssgården (LBA) in Sweden from an Artisanal Perspective, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of The Artisanal Perspective in Action: An Archaeology in Practice

Doctoral thesis, defended 4 of March 2016