scholarly journals The First Italian Farmers: The Role of Stone Ornaments in Tradition, Innovation, and Cultural Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1398-1424
Author(s):  
Cristiana Petrinelli Pannocchia ◽  
Alice Vassanelli
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Neolithic Period ◽  
Geographical Differences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Choices

Abstract When the first farmers landed on the eastern coast of the Italian peninsula (end of seventh millennium cal BC), they brought with them a system of knowledge and technologies that quickly spread along both the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. The study of the material culture, therefore, assumes an important role in understanding the social and cultural identity of these incoming groups. Analyses of ornament production – involving manufacture technology, raw materials, and stylistic choices – may supply information about the cultural choices and the technical skills of human groups and shed light on the social and symbolic system of these ancient populations. Data obtained from this work show that the ornaments became symbols of a growing cultural identity, which began to be developed within Italian territory. In the ornamental assemblages of the newcomers, the relevance of shaped lithic items is clearly visible, and there was the development of types that will become more and more standardized during the Neolithic period. However, elements in the symbolic culture of these first settlers, such as the use of Columbella rustica and the exclusive production of hard animal matter ornaments in some sites, recall previous traditions. This study intends to extend our knowledge on the ornamental customs of the first Italian Neolithic communities. It will attempt to establish if the chronological and the geographical differences that emerge from our analyses reflect diversities in the cultural and symbolic systems of the incoming farmers and different possible interactions with the native population.

scholarly journals Non-discursive Knowledge and the Construction of Identity Potters, Potting and Performance at the Bronze Age Tell of Százhalombatta, Hungary

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Budden ◽  
Joanna Sofaer
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Construction Of Identity ◽  
Differential Acquisition ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Bronze Age

This article explores the relationship between the making of things and the making of people at the Bronze Age tell at Százhalombatta, Hungary. Focusing on potters and potting, we explore how the performance of non-discursive knowledge was critical to the construction of social categories. Potters literally came into being as potters through repeated bodily enactment of potting skills. Potters also gained their identity in the social sphere through the connection between their potting performance and their audience. We trace degrees of skill in the ceramic record to reveal the material articulation of non-discursive knowledge and consider the ramifications of the differential acquisition of non-discursive knowledge for the expression of different kinds of potter's identities. The creation of potters as a social category was essential to the ongoing creation of specific forms of material culture. We examine the implications of altered potters' performances and the role of non-discursive knowledge in the construction of social models of the Bronze Age.

Pots on mats: mat-impressed salt-extraction pottery at Chalcolithic Provadia-Solnitsata, Bulgaria

Antiquity ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mila Andonova ◽  
Vassil Nikolov
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Salt Production ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Late Chalcolithic ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The Relationship

Evidence for both basket weaving and salt production is often elusive in the prehistoric archaeological record. An assemblage of Middle–Late Chalcolithic pottery from Provadia-Solnitsata in Bulgaria provides insight into these two different technologies and the relationship between them. The authors analyse sherds from vessels used in large-scale salt production, the bases of which bear the impression of woven mats. This analysis reveals the possible raw materials used in mat weaving at Provadia-Solnitsata and allows interpretation of the role of these mats in salt production at the site. The results illustrate how it is possible to see the ‘invisible’ material culture of prehistoric south-eastern Europe and its importance for production and consumption.

Material Culture and Embodiment in American Religion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
The Body ◽  
American Religion ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Will

In recent years, the study of religion has undergone a useful materialization in the work of many scholars, who are not inclined to define it in terms of ideas, creeds, or doctrines alone, but want to understand what role sensation, emotion, objects, spaces, clothing, and food have played in religious practice. If the intellect and the will dominated the study of religion dedicated to theology and ethics, the materialization of religious studies has taken up the role of the body, expanding our understanding of it and dismantling our preconceptions, which were often notions inherited from religious traditions. As a result, the body has become a broad register or framework for gauging the social, aesthetic, and practical character of religion in everyday life. The interest in material culture as a primary feature of religion has unfolded in tandem with the new significance of the body and the broad materialization of religious studies.

Tankards of the British Iron Age

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 311-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Horn
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Copper Alloy ◽  
Alloy Sheet ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Roman Britain ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Evidence

Iron Age tankards are stave-built wooden vessels completely covered or bound in copper-alloy sheet. The distinctive copper-alloy handles of these vessels frequently display intricate ‘Celtic’ or La Tène art styles. They are characterised by their often highly original designs, complex manufacturing processes, and variety of find contexts. No systematic analysis of this artefact class has been undertaken since Corcoran’s (1952a) original study was published in Volume 18 of these Proceedings. New evidence from the Portable Antiquities Scheme for England and Wales and recent excavations have more than quadrupled the number of known examples (139 currently). It is therefore necessary and timely to re-examine tankards, and to reintegrate them into current debates surrounding material culture in later prehistory. Tankards originate in the later Iron Age and their use continued throughout much of the Roman period. As such, their design was subject to varying influences over time, both social and aesthetic. Their often highly individual form and decoration is testament to this fact and has created challenges in developing a workable typology (Corcoran 1952a; 1952b; 1957; Spratling 1972; Jackson 1990). A full examination of the decoration, construction, wear and repair, dating, and deposition contexts will allow for a reassessment of the role of tankards within the social and cultural milieu of later prehistoric and early Roman Britain.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN PEMBERDAYAAN USAHA INDUSTRI TAPIOKA DI KABUPATEN PATI

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Suroso Suroso
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social

ENGLISHPati Regency has a great potential in tapioca industries but the products are not feasible for big industries. Objectives of the research are: (1) to analyze the availability of raw materials for tapioca industries; (2) to analyze the role of tapioca industries in economic development; (3) to analyze the role of tapioca industries in social development; and (4) to analyze the competitiveness of tapioca industries in the study area. The research uses descriptive-quantitative approach. The research uses primary and secondary data. Data collecting uses techniques of interview, field-events and document observation. The analysis uses descriptive. There are some findings in the research. Firstly, the existing product of tapioca has a proportion rate 83.169% of the local raw materials. Secondly, the role of tapioca industries in the economic development is relatively good, in the second rating position among small and medium scale industries with the economic value 233,239,350,000 Rupiahs monthly. Thirdly, the role of tapioca industries in the social development is relatively good, in the third rating position among small and medium scale industries by employing of 3,617 workers. Fourthly, the competitiveness of tapioca industries in the study area is not relatively optimal, which is indicated by: (a) selling out raw materials, (b) the big industries are not willing to use the local tapioca products because of not feasible quality. INDONESIAKabupaten Pati memiliki potensi besar dalam industri tapioka tetapi produk tapioka dianggap kurang layak bagi industri besar. Tujuan Penelitian untuk : (1) menganalisa ketersediaan bahan baku usaha industri tapioka, (2) menganalisa peran usaha industri tapioka dalam pembangunan ekonomi, (3) menganalisa peran usaha industri tapioka dalam pembangunan sosial penyerapan tenaga kerja, (4) menganalisa daya saing usaha industri tapioka di area studi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Penelitian menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder. Pengumpulan data dengan teknik wawancara, observasi lapangan dan observasi dokumen. Analisis data secara analisis deskriptif. Ada beberapa temuan dalam penelitian ini. Pertama, eksistensi produksi tapioka berada pada proporsi sebesar 83,169% dari potensi bahan baku lokal yang tersedia. Kedua, peran usaha industri tapioka dalam pembangunan ekonomi relatif baik, menempati peringkat 2 diantara UKM unggulan daerah dengan nilai ekonomi produksi per bulan sebesar Rp233.239.350.000,00. Ketiga, peran usaha industri tapioka dalam pembangunan sosial penyerapan tenaga kerja relatif baik, menempati peringkat 3 diantara UKM dengan penyerapan tenaga kerja sebanyak 3.617 orang. Keempat, daya saing usaha industri tapioka di area studi relatif kurang optimal terindikasi: (a) sebagian bahan baku lokal (ketela) dijual ke luar daerah karena penawaran harga yang kurang kompetitif, (b) perusahaan besar belum mau menggunakan produk tapioka tersebut dengan alasan kualitas kurang layak.

scholarly journals An exploration of discoursal identity: The rhetoric of narrative writing

XLinguae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Inna Livytska
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Narrative Discourse ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Social Semiotics ◽  
Writer Identity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Cultural Choices ◽  
Semiotic Process

The paper aims at disclosing the process of writer identity enactive construal in narrative writing. Three constituent parts of identity discoursal construction in the narrative are social semiotics as a reflection of the social environment, cultural identity theory as the embodiment of cultural choices and preferences, and pragmatics (Charles S. Peirce). The following research questions have been formulated: (1) What is the nature of identity construction? (2) What rhetorical factors influence identity construal in narrative discourse? By providing a step-by-step analysis of thematic structure, the paper conducts a discourse analysis of narrative episodes in terms of Agent, Process, and Medium triad (Halliday, 1973), reflecting the mechanisms of reader’s manipulation with information as a dynamic semiotic process of interpretation, limited by a final interpretant.

scholarly journals Gathering place: a literature review on the social role of immigrant-owned food businesses in diasporic communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janika Oza
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diasporic Communities

The importance of foodways in diasporic communities makes restaurants and grocery stores significant sites where identity is reproduced and social, political, and economic interactions occur. Considering the prevalence of social isolation amongst migrants and the potential for networks and community to develop within food businesses, this literature review examines the role of immigrant-owned food businesses as cultural, social, and informational hubs amongst migrants. This paper provides a critical review of the international literature on the role of immigrant-owned food businesses within the last two decades. The main themes that characterise the literature are as follows: 1) identity and belonging, 2) community and social ties, 3) information exchange and networks, and 4) hybridity and cultural change. This research analyzes the social impact of these food businesses within immigrant communities and links these spaces to the context of social isolation and settlement-related challenges experienced by migrants. Key Words: Immigrant, food business, social isolation, settlement, community

Foundations of Swedish Economy Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (5) ◽  
pp. 61-84
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Rybalkin
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Social ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
A Current

The article surveys the theories of national economy regulation introduced by eminent economists of the Stockholm School in the late XIX - early XX centuries and the social situation in Sweden during this period. The article also analyzes the transformation of Swedish economy during XX century from a relatively pure market economy to a modern “Scandinavian socialism”, focuses on the role of government agencies and the influence of the political system on this process. In addition, the paper highlights those features which, according to the author, contributed to Sweden's shift from the raw materials supplier of the leading industrial powers in the late XIX century to a current world leader in technological development.

The social context of alcohol use among Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Reflections of life experiences of alcohol use by older Māori

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Herbert ◽  
Margaret Forster ◽  
Timothy McCreanor ◽  
Christine Stephens
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

<p class="Abstract">To broaden public health approaches to alcohol use, this study provides an initial exploration of the social context of alcohol use among Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, from the perspectives of older Māori. Utilising a Māori-centred research approach, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 13 older Māori people to explore their personal experiences of alcohol use across their lifetime. Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes that contextualised stories of alcohol use within a Māori cultural framework. Four themes were identified: alcohol use within (1) a sporting culture, (2) a working culture, (3) the context of family, and (4) Māori culture. These themes highlight the influence of social factors such as the desire to socialise and seek companionship; the physical location of alcohol use; the importance of social networks, particularly <em>whānau</em> (family); and the role of cultural identity among Māori. In regard to cultural identity, the role of the <em>marae</em> (traditional meeting place/s of Māori), <em>tikanga</em> (the right way of doing things), and the relationship of <em>kaumātua</em> (respected elder) status to personal and whānau alcohol use are highlighted as important focuses for further research among Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.</p>

Ideology, Chiefly Power, and Material Culture: An Example from the Greater Antilles

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Antonio Curet
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Caribbean

AbstractTemporal changes in material culture normally have been used by archaeologists to reconstruct the cultural history of an area or site. In the case of the Caribbean, shifts in artifactual style have been used to trace prehistoric migrations and interactions between different cultural groups. Unfortunately, there have been few attempts to explain these changes in terms of the social structures of these cultures. This paper reviews the archaeological evidence for cultural change in eastern Puerto Rico and proposes a model to explain it. Basically, the model suggests that changes in material culture in Puerto Rican prehistory are related to the development of social complexity. Shifts in decoration and types of artifacts are seen as an attempt by elite groups to have greater control over the symbolism represented in the artifacts in order to acquire and maintain their power. These changes are not abrupt, but gradual, as social organization evolves from simple to more complex chiefdoms.

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