Nuria Romero Vidal

University of Santiago de Compostela | USC · Department of History I

Wooden material culture has traditionally been overshadowed in ethnographic and archaeological collections. However, its study has great potential to further our understanding of human–plant interactions. Carvings and crafts store information related to the trees and woodlands of provenance as well as about the people who shaped them. This article...

This paper deals with the so-called modular kilns, ceramic structures characteristic of the Bronze and Iron Age periods in various regions of Europe. Despite the interest shown in these material forms in recent years, their exact function is still unclear. However, the dominant interpretation within archaeological research has tended to associate t...

The Världskulturmuseet in Gothenburg (Sweden) has a unique archaeological and ethnographic collection of the Gunadule people (Panama) which has its origins in the late 19th century. Standing out in this collection are the wooden sculptures generally known as nudsugana. Carved into anthropomorphic and zoomorphic forms by the Gunadule communities, th...

This paper deals with the so-called modular kilns, ceramic structures characteristic of the Bronze and Iron Age periods in various regions of Europe. Despite the interest shown in these material forms in recent years, it is still unclear what their function was exactly. However, the dominant interpretation within archaeological research has tended...

This paper deals with the so-called modular kilns, ceramic structures characteristic of the Bronze and Iron Age periods in various regions of Europe. Despite the interest shown in these material forms in recent years, it is still unclear what their function was exactly. However, the dominant interpretation within archaeological research has tended...

The Iron Age was a period which saw crucial developments in crafting techniques and deep changes in the organisation of craft production and plant management. This communication will explore Iron Age material culture made of plant materials from the perspective of craftspeople. Plant-based material culture has been ubiquitous, widely available, and...