ohhhh very goooood an fantastic project i am archaeologeist in iran my favorit is zagros prehistory in iran and iraq countery . in my recent archaeologycal Survy i had find meny new type of this pottery
Great job! Congratulations to everyone especially for designing the experiment and carrying it out. I was unaware of this type of pottery until watching this video. Its design brings to mind several analogies: 1.) BAKING DOUGH. Like you, the inset shapes do look like they could contribute to baking in some way. If your temperatures were relatively low, would non-stick properties show up at higher temperatures? What effect would a wetter dough have? Alcohol instead of water?; 2.) GRILLING MEAT. Similar to elongated shapes on convex grills for Korean BBQ (bulgogi), would the impressions collect fats and oils when grilling meat? Would captured fats and oils be used for secondary purposes, perhaps as a lubricant, lamp oil, cooking, etc?; 3.) ABRASION (FOOD PROCESSING). Would the shapes have utility as abraders, i.e. for de-husking or some other similar processing of plants? Would they successfully separate seeds from fruits, if pushed into or scraped against the indentations en masse? Would they facilitate the processing of animals in some way?; 4.) SORTING. Similar to gold pans, would they use gravity or shaking to sorting foods in some way? Or liquids? If possible, would the unused lighter portion be poured out or emptied in some way, while the desired heavier part was collected in the indentations?; 5.) DRYING. Could these pans be used to dry plants or meats for preservation?; 6.) EVAPORATION. Would the indentations collect salt if brine was slowly evaporated?; 7.) MOLDS. Might foods be cooked in these pans that, when flipped, would feature the designs on top and the sides? Perhaps bread, or a pie? Would one ingredient be placed in the indentations so they would be on top? or rise up from the bottom? Would the designs be decorated or glazed?... LASTLY. Is it possible that the linear and round indentations have different purposes? .......... BONUS. Did a certain neolithic potter with a wicked sense of humor drive contemporary users away with avant-garde designs that were never popular, only to have revenge by causing later archaeologists to take the designs seriously and conduct entire courses around them?
ohhhh very goooood an fantastic project
i am archaeologeist in iran my favorit is zagros prehistory in iran and iraq countery . in my recent archaeologycal Survy i had find meny new type of this pottery
Thanks. I'd expect that these show up fairly often in western Iran.
Great job! Congratulations to everyone especially for designing the experiment and carrying it out. I was unaware of this type of pottery until watching this video. Its design brings to mind several analogies: 1.) BAKING DOUGH. Like you, the inset shapes do look like they could contribute to baking in some way. If your temperatures were relatively low, would non-stick properties show up at higher temperatures? What effect would a wetter dough have? Alcohol instead of water?; 2.) GRILLING MEAT. Similar to elongated shapes on convex grills for Korean BBQ (bulgogi), would the impressions collect fats and oils when grilling meat? Would captured fats and oils be used for secondary purposes, perhaps as a lubricant, lamp oil, cooking, etc?; 3.) ABRASION (FOOD PROCESSING). Would the shapes have utility as abraders, i.e. for de-husking or some other similar processing of plants? Would they successfully separate seeds from fruits, if pushed into or scraped against the indentations en masse? Would they facilitate the processing of animals in some way?; 4.) SORTING. Similar to gold pans, would they use gravity or shaking to sorting foods in some way? Or liquids? If possible, would the unused lighter portion be poured out or emptied in some way, while the desired heavier part was collected in the indentations?; 5.) DRYING. Could these pans be used to dry plants or meats for preservation?; 6.) EVAPORATION. Would the indentations collect salt if brine was slowly evaporated?; 7.) MOLDS. Might foods be cooked in these pans that, when flipped, would feature the designs on top and the sides? Perhaps bread, or a pie? Would one ingredient be placed in the indentations so they would be on top? or rise up from the bottom? Would the designs be decorated or glazed?... LASTLY. Is it possible that the linear and round indentations have different purposes? .......... BONUS. Did a certain neolithic potter with a wicked sense of humor drive contemporary users away with avant-garde designs that were never popular, only to have revenge by causing later archaeologists to take the designs seriously and conduct entire courses around them?
Those are some very interesting suggestions. Probably we should test some of them out in future, especially the grilling one.
@@thearchaeologistslaborator6591 Thank you for your kind reply and your willingness to inquire further. I look forward to your results.
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Thanks!