Vasos que se quebram, vidas que se vão: cerâmicas em tumbas no norte bretão (séculos IV-II a.C.)

Pedro Peixoto

doi:10.5433/1984-3356.2022v15n30p023-057

Authors

Pedro Peixoto UFRJ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-9442

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-3356.2022v15n30p023-057

Keywords:

Ceramics, Iron Age, Britain, Burials, Yorkshire

Abstract

This paper analyses the deposition of ceramics in funerary contexts of Iron Age Britain. The study focuses on the Yorkshire region during the 4th-2nd centuries BC, drawing on data obtained from a total of one hundred and twenty-three burials. The paper begins with a discussion of the contexts of the ceramic finds, including an exploration of the artefacts’ previous uses in relation to commensality rites. It next addresses the use of mnemonic strategies during burials, with a particular focus on the intentional breaking of vases. Thirdly, the discussion delves into the profiles of the people buried with ceramics, with particular regard to sex and age. In this vein, it seeks to indicate the existence of certain patterns of distribution — particularly among adult females — which vary significantly according to the age of death among both sexes. The paper ultimately concludes that the deposition of ceramics in burials indicates a reality of relative fluidity among genders in the funerary sphere. Alongside the central analysis, the discussion also provides a critical assessment of the historiographical debate on the aesthetics of British Iron Age pottery.

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Pedro Peixoto, UFRJ

Doutor em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, Professor da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

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