L’émergence du corps paré

Vanhaeren, Marian; d’Errico, Francesco

doi:10.4000/civilisations.2589

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“…M arqueurs identitaires ou sociaux, objets d'échanges ou systèmes de communication, les parures constituent des supports d'expressions polysémiques au poten-Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française tiel informatif extrêmement fécond (Vanhaeren et D'Errico 2011). À l'âge du Bronze, la variété morphologique et décorative dont fait preuve cette catégorie d'objets en fait depuis longtemps des supports privilégiés dans la définition de groupes culturels, de réseaux d'échanges ou d'horizons chronologiques.…”

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Parures et territoires à la fin de l’âge du Bronze: les bracelets du groupe d’Orgon dans le Sud-Est de la France

Lachenal¹

2017

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Cette étude s'intéresse à une variété de parure annulaire dont l'originalité se devait d'être soulignée, qu'il est proposé de nommer bracelets du groupe d'Orgon en référence au dépôt de Notre-Dame de Beauregard, dans cette localité des Bouches-du-Rhône, qui en a livré le plus grand nombre. Ce groupe est illustré par quarante objets provenant de douze sites répartis dans quatre départements du Sud-Est de la France. Il correspond à des bracelets ouverts, de tige mince à section en D aplati dont les extrémités sont ornées de bourrelets transversaux. Les contextes de découvertes de ces objets, de nature variée (habitats, dépôts et nécropoles) convergent vers une datation de leur production au Bronze final 3b et éventuellement lors de la phase de transition entre l'âge du Bronze et l'âge du Fer, aux ix e et viii e s. av. J.-C. Ces parures sont munies de décors couvrant la totalité du jonc et présentant une certaine variabilité en fonction de la technique utilisée et des motifs représentés. Leur combinaison permet de définir 3 types qui s'excluent géographiquement, la majorité des exemplaires de chacun d'entre eux se concentrant dans un cercle ne dépassant pas les 50 km de diamètre. Ces différences peuvent signaler l'existence de trois ateliers spécialisés possédant chacun un type d'ornementation spécifique. Plusieurs indices, comme un moule, témoignent en effet d'une production locale de ces objets. Les bracelets de même type provenant du dépôt de Notre-Dame de Beauregard et de la nécropole des Lauzières à Lourmarin dans le Vaucluse présentent par ailleurs des signatures élémentaires semblables, qui laissent penser qu'ils proviennent d'un même atelier. Une autre hypothèse expliquant la production de ces types est que ces décors furent les supports d'expressions identitaires et que leur zone de répartition principale corresponde à un territoire communautaire. Une bonne correspondance peut en effet être établie entre la répartition de ces objets et les styles céramiques du bassin inférieur du Rhône à l'extrême fin de l'âge du Bronze. Localisées à distance des ressources en cuivre des Alpes et du Sud du Massif central, ces sociétés ne sont néanmoins pas dépourvues d'une production métallurgique propre, dont les bracelets du groupe d'Orgon constituent les témoins les plus directs.Abstract: This paper focuses on a variety of annular ornament whose originality should be emphasized, and which we propose to call Orgon group bracelets in reference to a hoard discovered in Notre-Dame de Beauregard (Bouchesdu-Rhône) which contained the majority of the known objects. This group is illustrated by fourty objects, to which must be added a possible casting mould, from twelve sites spread over four departments of southeastern France: Bouchesdu-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Vaucluse and Ardèche (see table 1). It corresponds to an open bracelet provided with a thin stem with a flattened D-section the ends of which are decorated with transverse ribs. These bracelets come from varied contexts (human settlements, hoards and tombs; fig. 1...

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Parures et territoires à la fin de l’âge du Bronze: les bracelets du groupe d’Orgon dans le Sud-Est de la France

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2017

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“…Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood ( e.g. , Bar-Yosef Mayer, 2015 ; Cvitkušić, 2017 ; Miller, 2009 ; Newell, 1990 ; Rigaud, 2011 ; Stiner, 2014 ; Vanhaeren & d’Errico, 2011 ). In modern forager populations, beads compose ornaments that are used to build and maintain social networks (Wiessner, 1982 ), create, uphold, and showcase people’s selves and social identity (Miller, 2009 ), and act as protection from evil ( e.g.…”

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The Ornaments of the Arma Veirana Early Mesolithic Infant Burial

Gravel-Miguel

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J Archaeol Method Theory

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Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological assemblages without direct evidence on how they were displayed. This article presents a detailed record of the ornaments found in direct association with an Early Mesolithic buried female infant discovered in 2017 at the site of Arma Veirana (Liguria, Italy). It uses microscopic, 3D, and positional analyses of the ornaments as well as a preliminary perforation experiment to document how they were perforated, used, and what led to their deposit as part of the infant’s grave goods. This study provides important information on the use of beads in the Early Mesolithic, in general, as well as the relationship between beads and young subadults, in particular. The results of the study suggest that the beads were worn by members of the infant’s community for a considerable period before they were sewn onto a sling, possibly used to keep the infant close to the parents while allowing their mobility, as seen in some modern forager groups. The baby was then likely buried in this sling to avoid reusing the beads that had failed to protect her or simply to create a lasting connection between the deceased infant and her community.

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“…A preoccupation with ornaments is linked to their symbolic value and shells as ornaments have even been used as one of the keys for identifying culture groups in Prehistoric sites (d'Errico 2006; d'Errico et al 2005; de Lumley 2015; McBrearty and Brooks 2000). Many researchers have focused on procurement patterns, shaping techniques, and the ways in which ornamental shells were worn (Rigaud 2011; Taborin 1993; Vanhaeren and d'Errico 2011). Several procurement patterns for shell blanks have been described, such as collecting, recycling, or exchange (Vanhaeren and d'Errico 2011).…”

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“…Many researchers have focused on procurement patterns, shaping techniques, and the ways in which ornamental shells were worn (Rigaud 2011; Taborin 1993; Vanhaeren and d'Errico 2011). Several procurement patterns for shell blanks have been described, such as collecting, recycling, or exchange (Vanhaeren and d'Errico 2011). The geographic sources of shell materials—e.g., on beaches or fossil deposits—are often discussed (Dupont et al 2017), but where shells were collected is difficult to determine for mollusk species that exist for several millennia with shells that may come from fossil deposits or extant marine beds.…”

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Archaeological Evidence for Collecting Empty Shells Along the French Atlantic Coast: An Important Activity for Coastal Populations

Dupont

2019

Journal of Ethnobiology

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This article discusses the importance of empty shells used as artifacts and their differences with mollusks collected for subsistence by means of three French archaeological examples. The aim is to help archaeologists consider all shells as potential artifacts. The first example considers shell ornaments of hunter-gatherer populations who lived along the Atlantic coast during the sixth millennium BC. The second example focuses on a “treasure box” belonging to a child buried between the third and fourth centuries AD. The third examines a decoration style dating from the third century AD, which consisted of decorating the walls of opulent villas with shells. The archaeomalacofaunal analysis of these examples of shell use entails a description of the physical characteristics of the chosen shells. It shows that the latter were carefully selected, but not necessarily modified before being used. It is clear that the shells were intended to be exposed, as prehistoric ornaments or elements of mural decoration. The shells that were selected differ from those selected for consumption. This is interesting, as it shows a marked division between the economic contribution of marine mollusks and the symbolic value bestowed upon the shell. One shared aspect of the three cases is that shells of deep water species were gathered from high water marks on beaches. People rarely encountered these mollusks alive, which may have held additional cultural meaning. Ultimate artifact function of shells may, thus, relate closely to activities of shell selection from prehistoric beaches.

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L’émergence du corps paré

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Cited by 18 publications

References 56 publications

Parures et territoires à la fin de l’âge du Bronze: les bracelets du groupe d’Orgon dans le Sud-Est de la France

Parures et territoires à la fin de l’âge du Bronze: les bracelets du groupe d’Orgon dans le Sud-Est de la France

The Ornaments of the Arma Veirana Early Mesolithic Infant Burial

Archaeological Evidence for Collecting Empty Shells Along the French Atlantic Coast: An Important Activity for Coastal Populations

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