“…Yet, there are several examples of societies that are aware of ceramic technology but do not adopt it, opting instead to prepare and cook foods with baskets or other organic containers (Driver and Massey 1957: 245-247;Rocek 2013;Speth 2015;Thoms 2009). Here we explore the general reasoning behind this phenomenon.…”
Section: Basketry and Potterymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using global ethnographic data, Nelson (2010) identified a persistent relationship between container technologies and cooking methods in which pottery vessels are most often used in direct-heat cooking, and bark and basket containers are more widely used in indirect-heat cooking (Nelson 2010;Thoms 2009; but see Speth 2015). Following these observations, Figure 2 also depicts the conditions that make direct-heat cooking (of the kind one might do with a ceramic vessel) more advantageous than indirect-heat cooking (that one might do with a basket), or vice-versa.…”
Section: Figure 2 Range Of Potential Technology Comparisons For Baskmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, indirect heating, particularly hot-rock cooking, provides greater returns in temperate and boreal environments where rainfall and fuel are both abundant and predictable (Nelson 2010). Hot-rock boiling requires more labor and fuel than directheat boiling (Harry and Frink 2009), and thus may be better suited to prepare foods that require only short cooking times, as in parboiling high-quality meat (Frink and Harry 2008;Thoms 2009;Wandsnider 1997). Heating and holding the temperature of cooking rocks is less costly in wet environments where fuel burns more slowly and consistently than in arid regions (Nelson 2010).…”
Section: Figure 2 Range Of Potential Technology Comparisons For Baskmentioning
Explanations for the use of pots as practical domestic tools permeate the literature of technological adoption and change. While many arguments focus on the economic merits of pots, few have attempted to trace the conditions that promote or deter the adoption of pottery. This is especially true for the use of pottery by mobile peoples. We adapt an established model of technological investment to draw attention to three key variables affecting pottery adoption: manufacturing time, utility, and use time. We use the logic of this model to examine how social and environmental contexts, specifically residential mobility in marginal environments, impacts use of and investment in ceramic technology. We further illustrate how the model can be used to reveal seasonal patterns of behavior from the spatial distribution of pottery discarded by mobile foragers and herders.
“…Yet, there are several examples of societies that are aware of ceramic technology but do not adopt it, opting instead to prepare and cook foods with baskets or other organic containers (Driver and Massey 1957: 245-247;Rocek 2013;Speth 2015;Thoms 2009). Here we explore the general reasoning behind this phenomenon.…”
Section: Basketry and Potterymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using global ethnographic data, Nelson (2010) identified a persistent relationship between container technologies and cooking methods in which pottery vessels are most often used in direct-heat cooking, and bark and basket containers are more widely used in indirect-heat cooking (Nelson 2010;Thoms 2009; but see Speth 2015). Following these observations, Figure 2 also depicts the conditions that make direct-heat cooking (of the kind one might do with a ceramic vessel) more advantageous than indirect-heat cooking (that one might do with a basket), or vice-versa.…”
Section: Figure 2 Range Of Potential Technology Comparisons For Baskmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, indirect heating, particularly hot-rock cooking, provides greater returns in temperate and boreal environments where rainfall and fuel are both abundant and predictable (Nelson 2010). Hot-rock boiling requires more labor and fuel than directheat boiling (Harry and Frink 2009), and thus may be better suited to prepare foods that require only short cooking times, as in parboiling high-quality meat (Frink and Harry 2008;Thoms 2009;Wandsnider 1997). Heating and holding the temperature of cooking rocks is less costly in wet environments where fuel burns more slowly and consistently than in arid regions (Nelson 2010).…”
Section: Figure 2 Range Of Potential Technology Comparisons For Baskmentioning
Explanations for the use of pots as practical domestic tools permeate the literature of technological adoption and change. While many arguments focus on the economic merits of pots, few have attempted to trace the conditions that promote or deter the adoption of pottery. This is especially true for the use of pottery by mobile peoples. We adapt an established model of technological investment to draw attention to three key variables affecting pottery adoption: manufacturing time, utility, and use time. We use the logic of this model to examine how social and environmental contexts, specifically residential mobility in marginal environments, impacts use of and investment in ceramic technology. We further illustrate how the model can be used to reveal seasonal patterns of behavior from the spatial distribution of pottery discarded by mobile foragers and herders.
“…Hay datos etnográficos sobre el uso de piedras calientes en cestas coiled para hervir guisos entre los Havasupai, Miwok y otros grupos originarios de Norteamérica (Barrett y Gifford 1933), por lo que se plantea aquí la posibilidad de que este sistema también estuviera en uso en la Puna. Este sistema es diferente al sistema de cocción sobre piedras calientes en estructuras cavadas (Thoms 2009), y permite hervir carne, hueso y grasa, además de plantas, raíces y tubérculos que no serían posibles de consumir si no fueran sometidos al calor. En este sentido, esta tecnología de cocción permitió extraer grasa de los huesos, diversificando, intensificando y complementando una dieta rica en proteínas (carne) con grasas y carbohidratos (Speth 2010), posiblemente contribuyendo a la supervivencia infantil (Pintar 2009).…”
“…Számos helyen kerültek elő kisebbnagyobb, felszínükön repedésekkel tarkított kövek. Ezeket kagylósütő kövekként azonosították, melyek a kinyílt kagylóteknőkből kifolyó hidegebb folyadék és a forró kő érintkezésének hatására keletkeztek, bizonyítva a kagylósütés tényét (Crook 1992;Thoms 2009;Dugas & Rollins 2003). A legidősebb feldolgozásra utaló lelet Kina Guangxi Zhuang tartományának fővárosa, Guilin közelében fekvő Zengpiyan-barlang 7-12000 éves leletei közül előkerült ősi csigafőzőedény volt, amely arra utal, hogy az édesvízi kagylókat, csigákat főzve is fogyasztották (Chang 1986).…”
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