Pyrotechnology and Gender in a Medieval China Borderland

During the 2016 and 2017 fieldwork seasons at the site of Qijiaping in Guanghe County, Gansu Province, China, the team of the Tao River Archaeology Project excavated a large intact kiln. The kiln is well preserved, and the first of its kind reported in an archaeological excavation in this region. Several lines of evidence demonstrate that this was a roof tile kiln used during the Song period ( ad 960–1279), possibly associated with the construction and maintenance of defensive facilities during the time of Northern Song ( ad 1079–1127) occupation of the region— an era of conflict with the Western Xia ( ad 982–1227). Inside the flues of the kiln were many objects disposed of when the kiln was put out of commission. Among these objects is a stone phallus, an object that reflects a gendered aspect of technology and manufacturing associated with this kiln or its decommissioning and more broadly the gendered social landscape of the Tao River valley during the Northern Song occupation of the region

Ancient history · Archaeology · China · Excavation · Kiln · Terracotta · Tile · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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