Project description
Studying the role of rivers to rewrite Central Europe’s history
In the heart of Central Europe, research is investigating cultural connectivity during the 16th and 17th centuries. The MSCA-funded DANUBE project aims to unveil the mysteries of potters along the Middle Danube Region, set against the backdrop of the Ottoman expansion. Blurring the lines between archaeology and science, DANUBE will combine the study of common pottery with anthropological theory, revealing technology and knowledge transmission along the Danube-Sava-Drava rivers. DANUBE will focus on six largely unexplored archaeological collections from Serbia and Croatia, shedding light on the region’s potential for post-medieval archaeological studies. The project will explore pottery form, technology, and cultural ties after the Ottoman conquest, serving as a beacon for broader cross-cultural and methodological inquiries.
Objective
DANUBE aims to study cultural connectivity among potters in riverine environment of the Middle Danube Region during the 16th-17th centuries, which is a phenomenon of central importance for an archaeological interpretation of cultural change in Central Europe initiated with the Ottoman expansion. This interdisciplinary study combines archaeological and scientific analyses of common pottery with an anthropological theory on technology and written sources of the Ottoman period to reconstruct the ceramic production technology and means of knowledge transmission along the Danube-Sava-Drava rivers. Common pottery included in DANUBE is part of six largely unstudied archaeological collections from Serbia and Croatia, and this project aims to highlight existing potentials of the Middle Danube Region for archaeological studies of the post-medieval period. Focusing on pottery consumed in riverine settlements after the Ottoman conquest, the project explores links between ceramic morphology, technology and cultural connectivity. DANUBE is the first study of riverine connectivity in Post-Medieval Archaeology of Central Europe. Although DANUBE deals with a specific region, it can be used as an exemplar for addressing broader cross-cultural and methodological questions regarding the role of rivers for networks of knowledge exchange and connectivity in the context of large-scale migrations, military pressure and cultural change. The project introduces the regional-scale approach to ceramic studies in the Middle Danube Region and goes beyond ceramic morphology to explore human interactions along large rivers of Central Europe. DANUBE benefits from the applicant’s sound research experience crosscutting archaeological and scientific studies of Ottoman ceramics in Southeastern Europe, combined with the access to materials from riverine sites and the prospect for synergies and expertise at the University of Tübingen.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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72074 Tuebingen
Germany
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