Clay Containers in Context: the Boian ʺSanctuaryʺ at Căscioarele‐Ostrovel, Southern Romania
Clay Containers in Context: the Boian ʺSanctuaryʺ at Căscioarele‐Ostrovel, Southern Romania
Author(s): Radu-Alexandru DragomanSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: “Sanctuary”; containers; containment; circulation of substances; Căscioarele‐Ostrovel; tell; Boian tradition; Eneolithic; Romania;
Summary/Abstract: This text presents a series of unpublished materials from the Boian“sanctuary” in the tell‐site of Căscioarele‐Ostrovel, southern Romania (c. 4800‐4550 BC;Spanţov phase), along already known data. Based on these materials, the author have critically analysed the previous interpretations, by shifting the emphasis from the dominant discourses referring to the function of the building (e.g. “sanctuary”, “temple”,“dwelling”), to principles I consider to be central for the understanding of the Eneolithic world – namely those of container, containment, and circulation of substances.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 48-49
- Page Range: 99-136
- Page Count: 38
- Language: English