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Research paper thumbnail of Old World Methods, New World Pots. The Introduction of the Potter's Wheel to the Spanish Colonies of Concepción de la Vega and Cotuí (Dominican Republic 1495-1562)

INTERDISCIPLINARIA ARCHAEOLOGICA NATURAL SCIENCES IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 2021

Wheel-made ceramics from early colonial Caribbean sites (1492–1562) have traditionally been label... more Wheel-made ceramics from early colonial Caribbean sites (1492–1562) have traditionally been labelled as European imports. This paper challenges that assumption, as the intercultural interactions within
colonies in the New World have led to the creation of new social identities and changing material culture repertoires. Macro-trace ceramic analysis from the sites of Concepción de la Vega and Cotuí
(Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic) show that the potter’s wheel was in fact introduced to the Spanish colonies at an early stage. The evidence of RKE (rotative kinetic energy) on sherds and the
discovery of parts of a potter’s wheel are the earliest traces of the potter’s wheel found in the Americas. Here I aim to present how the potter’s wheel was introduced within the context of transcultural
pottery forming. This paper will show that traditional coiling techniques were supplemented with finishing techniques on the wheel. The transformation processes within ceramic repertoires are assessed through theories of colonialism and learning processes, combined with archaeological and ethnoarchaeological assessment of the ceramic chaîne opératoire. Evidence from ceramic analysis is combined with historical sources to understand social processes surrounding the technological changes behind the introduction of the potter’s wheel to the New World colonies.

Research paper thumbnail of Breaking and Making Identities: Transformations of Ceramic Repertoires in Early Colonial Hispaniola. In Hofman and Keehnen (eds) Material Encounters and indigenous Transformations in the Early Colonial Americas. pp 124-145

Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformations in the Early Colonial Americas Archaeological Case Studies, 2019

This chapter investigates transcultural processes within intercultural communications on the isla... more This chapter investigates transcultural processes within intercultural communications on the islands of Hispaniola and Cubagua. The material reflection of this multicultural society and the agency of the enslaved and colonized are studied through the continuities and changes in the manufacture between pre-colonial and colonial, non-European ceramics present at early colonial sites. Both Amerindian (local and non-local), Spanish, and African presences are studied within the ceramic assemblage. This study assesses the extent to which indigenous pottery traditions disappeared and the amount in which new techniques and forms appeared.

Research paper thumbnail of Shifting Values: A Study of Early European Trade Wares in the Amerindian site of El Cabo, eastern Dominican Republic, in GlobalPottery 1. Historical Archaeology and Archaeometry for Societies in Contact (Edited by Buxeda i Garrós et al 2015 in the BAR International Series 2761), pp. 195-204.

Research paper thumbnail of Middeleeuwse mode in metaal, Sierbeslag op riemen en tassen uit de Nederlanden, 1300-1600

Research paper thumbnail of medieval Chic in metal, Decorative mounts on belts and purses from the Low Countries, 1300-1600

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Research paper thumbnail of Breaking and Making Identities: Transformations of Ceramic Repertoires in Early Colonial Hispaniola

Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformation in the Early Colonial Americas: Archaeological Case Studies, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Old World Methods, New World Pots. The Introduction of the Potter's Wheel to the Spanish Colonies of Concepción de la Vega and Cotuí (Dominican Republic 1495-1562)

INTERDISCIPLINARIA ARCHAEOLOGICA NATURAL SCIENCES IN ARCHAEOLOGY, 2021

Wheel-made ceramics from early colonial Caribbean sites (1492–1562) have traditionally been label... more Wheel-made ceramics from early colonial Caribbean sites (1492–1562) have traditionally been labelled as European imports. This paper challenges that assumption, as the intercultural interactions within
colonies in the New World have led to the creation of new social identities and changing material culture repertoires. Macro-trace ceramic analysis from the sites of Concepción de la Vega and Cotuí
(Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic) show that the potter’s wheel was in fact introduced to the Spanish colonies at an early stage. The evidence of RKE (rotative kinetic energy) on sherds and the
discovery of parts of a potter’s wheel are the earliest traces of the potter’s wheel found in the Americas. Here I aim to present how the potter’s wheel was introduced within the context of transcultural
pottery forming. This paper will show that traditional coiling techniques were supplemented with finishing techniques on the wheel. The transformation processes within ceramic repertoires are assessed through theories of colonialism and learning processes, combined with archaeological and ethnoarchaeological assessment of the ceramic chaîne opératoire. Evidence from ceramic analysis is combined with historical sources to understand social processes surrounding the technological changes behind the introduction of the potter’s wheel to the New World colonies.

Research paper thumbnail of Breaking and Making Identities: Transformations of Ceramic Repertoires in Early Colonial Hispaniola. In Hofman and Keehnen (eds) Material Encounters and indigenous Transformations in the Early Colonial Americas. pp 124-145

Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformations in the Early Colonial Americas Archaeological Case Studies, 2019

This chapter investigates transcultural processes within intercultural communications on the isla... more This chapter investigates transcultural processes within intercultural communications on the islands of Hispaniola and Cubagua. The material reflection of this multicultural society and the agency of the enslaved and colonized are studied through the continuities and changes in the manufacture between pre-colonial and colonial, non-European ceramics present at early colonial sites. Both Amerindian (local and non-local), Spanish, and African presences are studied within the ceramic assemblage. This study assesses the extent to which indigenous pottery traditions disappeared and the amount in which new techniques and forms appeared.

Research paper thumbnail of Shifting Values: A Study of Early European Trade Wares in the Amerindian site of El Cabo, eastern Dominican Republic, in GlobalPottery 1. Historical Archaeology and Archaeometry for Societies in Contact (Edited by Buxeda i Garrós et al 2015 in the BAR International Series 2761), pp. 195-204.

Research paper thumbnail of Middeleeuwse mode in metaal, Sierbeslag op riemen en tassen uit de Nederlanden, 1300-1600

Research paper thumbnail of medieval Chic in metal, Decorative mounts on belts and purses from the Low Countries, 1300-1600

Research paper thumbnail of Breaking and Making Identities: Transformations of Ceramic Repertoires in Early Colonial Hispaniola

Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformation in the Early Colonial Americas: Archaeological Case Studies, 2019

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