All for one? The production of black burnished pottery and state formation in the early Korean polity of Baekje

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ID8352247
AuthorsHari Blackmore (0000-0003-0337-8896, St. Ann's Episcopal Church, corresponding author), D Cho (Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities Jeonbuk National University 567 Baekje‐daero, Deokjun‐gu Jeonju‐si Jeollabuk‐do South Korea), Doo Won Cho (0009-0007-3495-0070, Jeonju National University of Education), H-W Lee (Hanshin University Museum 137 Hanshindae‐gil Osan‐si Gyenggi‐do South Korea)
Year2021
Volume63
Issue3
Pages531-548
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12632
OpenAlexW3094953009
LanguageEN
References cited17

This paper tests whether the distinctive black burnished pottery from the early Korean state of Baekje ( c .250–660 ce ) was, as is commonly assumed, under the control of a centralized authority. We employ an integrated approach, combining typological, petrographic and elemental composition data, to reconstruct the organization of production for this prestige ware. Clear heterogeneity in both clay sources and technical styles indicates a decentralized production pattern. The Baekje polity may thus have emerged as a distributed network rather than a centralized entity, with local communities choosing to engage with the political centre and not be subservient to it

Ancient history · Economics · Economy · Geochemistry · Petrography · Political science · Politics · Polity · Pottery · Prestige · Production (economics) · State (computer science) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Law

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