Learning Networks: Social Signatures in Material Culture

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• Dr Ortal Harush, Tha Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Friday 27 October 2023, 13:15-14:00
• McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room.

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The study of learning networks aims to understand the processes by which motor skills are learned and transmitted. Communities are embedded in distinct social networks leading to learning networks, each has a set of motor skills that can be considered a cultural marker. Indeed, individuals are influenced by the traditions of the society in which they operate.

In ceramic production, the cultural affiliation and technical traditions of the individual are directly related to the operational aspects of the potters’ motor skills.

The current talk corroborates this hypothesis; individuals living in the same cultural, social, and physical environment tend to acquire, in some extent, similar ideas about an object’s nature, resulting in similar behavioral traits subsequently reflected in material culture.

From a broader perspective, the variations observed in ceramics, both in ethnographic data and archaeological findings, are attributable to the potters’ association with diverse social groups, each with distinct learning environments, ultimately leading to the development of unique social signatures.

This talk is part of the Pitt Rivers Archaeological Science Seminar Series series.

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