Cultural transformation and diaspora during the Erligang Period : a case study via digital image analysis of Panlongcheng ceramic microstructure
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Anthropology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Sacharuk, Jasmine
issued: 2025-01-23T17:13:02Z
issued: 2025
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This dissertation explores the connection between identity transformation and ceramic technology in the Erligang Period (~1600-1300 BCE), focusing on differences in microstructure between the sites of Zhengzhou in Henan and Panlongcheng in Hubei, China. Using digital image analysis to determine grain- and void-size morphology and firing temperature, I explore how Panlongcheng settlers changed their ceramic practices and developed new formal and technological styles despite maintaining some typological similarities to the Central Plains. A methodology for extracting particle and firing temperature data from SEM-BSE images is developed and presented. This provides quantitative and qualitative comparisons in raw material acquisition, processing and firing temperature, and consideration of changes in the production process and functional aspects of ceramics at Panlongcheng. This dissertation also analyzes a rare Panlongcheng bronze-casting mold sample found in the interior of a bronze handle and presents evidence that mold-making may have also differed at Panlongcheng. I argue that Panlongcheng ceramic microstructure, in conjunction with additional evidence from recent excavations at the site, indicate a population reminiscent of a diaspora who maintain components of a homeland while adapting to the environmental and social contexts of their new settlement. I also contend that the analysis of ceramic technology is a crucial dimension in understanding the internal dynamics of sites across the landscape during the Erligang Period, whose identities – reflected in their ways of doing – were likely also shaped by ongoing and embodied connections with the Central Plains while adapting to new social and environmental contexts in unique and localized ways.
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note: Cultural Transformation and Diaspora during the Erligang Period: A Case Study via Digital Image Analysis of Panlongcheng Ceramic Microstructure by JASMINE SACHARUK B.A., University of Alberta, 2008 B.A., University of British Columbia, 2012 M.A., University of British Columbia, 2014 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Anthropology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) January 2025 © Jasmine Sacharuk, 2025 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Cultural Transformation and Diaspora during the Erligang Period: A Case Study via Digital Image Analysis of Panlongcheng Ceramic Microstructure submitted by Jasmine Sacharuk in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology Examining Committee: Dr. Zhichun Jing, Associate Professor, Anthropology, UBC Supervisor Dr. Lisa Cooper, Professor, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Andrew Martindale, Professor, Anthropology, UBC University Examiner Dr. Kevin Fisher, Associate Professor, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, UBC University Examiner Dr. Anne Underhill, Professor, Anthropology, Yale University External Examiner Additional Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. David Pokotylo, Associate Professor Emeritus, Anthropology, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract This dissertation explores the connection between identity transformation and ceramic technology in the Erligang Period (~1600-1300 BCE), focusing on differences in microstructure between the sites of Zhengzhou in Henan and Panlongcheng in Hubei, China. Using digital image analysis to determine grain- and void-size morphology and firing temperature, I explore how Panlongcheng settlers changed their cerami…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0447828
language: eng
degree discipline: Anthropology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Jing, Zhichun
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/90193