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" The Socio-economic Organization of Votive Pottery Production at Abydos, Egypt in the New Kingdom: "
Brand, Meredith
Pouls Wegner, Mary-Ann
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1105785
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TLpq2323545437
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Brand, Meredith
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Pouls Wegner, Mary-Ann
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The Socio-economic Organization of Votive Pottery Production at Abydos, Egypt in the New Kingdom:\ Brand, MeredithPouls Wegner, Mary-Ann
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University of Toronto (Canada)
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2019
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2019
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Ph.D.
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760
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The present study examines the metric variability of beer jars used for the official temple cult and private votive activities at the Thutmosis III chapel in the North Abydos Votive Zone (NAVZ), and beer jars and votive dishes deposited at Umm el-Qa’ab as private offerings for the Abydos Festival. An understanding of the socio-economic organization of pottery connected to private cultic activities and the official temple cult helps address broader debates regarding the pervasiveness of state/administrative control over the ancient Egyptian economy and the degree to which individuals had autonomy to participate in economic activities. The socio-economic organization of pottery production and procurement are examined in the present studying using metric analysis, or the statistical analysis of measurements of vessel attributes (e.g., rim diameter, height, etc.) of an assemblage that inform on its relative degree of standardization. Several issues persist with the theoretical foundation, methodology, and research design of metric analysis. In an effort to contribute to scholarship that seeks to address these issues, the present study additionally conducts metric analysis of modern Egyptian pottery. To contextualize the results of the Abydos metric analysis, this study also examines the extant archaeological and textual evidence related to the socio-economic organization of pottery production in the New Kingdom. The results of the Abydos metric analysis study and the examination of textual and arcaheological evidence of New Kingdom pottery production suggests that rather than directly administered state-controlled pottery production, the demand for pottery used in temple and private ritual activities was met by networks of dispersed pottery workshops that were connected through social, economic, and work obligation relationships. Utlimately, this study shows that the organization of pottery production was distributed in ancient Egypt with both individuals and larger institutions (in this case temples) employing diverse strategies to produce and obtain pottery.
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Ancient history
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Archaeology
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Near Eastern studies
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