Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2016.32.2.15

Interpretation on Making Techniques of Some Ancient Ceramic Artifacts from Midwestern Korean Peninsula: Preliminary Study  

Lee, Chan Hee (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Kongju National University)
Jin, Hong Ju (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Kongju National University)
Choi, Ji Soo (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Kongju National University)
Na, Geon Ju (Geumgang Research Institute for Cultural Heritage)
Publication Information
Journal of Conservation Science / v.32, no.2, 2016 , pp. 273-291 More about this Journal
Abstract
Some ceramic artifacts representing time-wise from comb pattern pottery in the Neolithic Age to white porcelain in Joseon Dynasty were selected from 7 sites in the north and south area of Charyeong Mountain Range in order to making techniques interpretation and development process of ancient ceramics through physicochemical and mineralogical quantitative analysis. Studied pottery samples in the Prehistoric times showed trace of ring piling in soft-type, and pottery in the Three Kingdoms Period had both soft and hard-type but kettle-ware and storage-ware were made with ring piling, but table-ware was made by wheel spinning. Different from pottery after the Three Kingdom Period when refinement of source clay was high, pottery in the Neolithic Age and in the Bronze Age exhibited highly mineral content in sandy source clay, which showed a lot of larger temper than source clay. Groundmass of celadon and white porcelain almost did not reveal primary minerals but had high content of minerals by high temperature firing. Ceramic samples showed some different in major and minor elements according to sites irrespective of times. Geochemical behaviors are very similar indicating similar basic characteristics of source clay. However, loss-on-ignition showed 0.01 to 12.59wt.% range with a large deviation but it rapidly decreased moving from the Prehistoric times to the Three Kingdom Period. They have correlation with the weight loss due to firings, according to burning degree of source clay and detection of high temperature minerals, estimated firing temperatures are classified into 5 groups. Pottery in the Neolithic Age and in the Bronze Age belongs from 750 to $850^{\circ}C$ group; pottery in the Three Kingdom Period are variously found in 750 to $1,100^{\circ}C$ range of firing temperature; and it is believed celadon and white porcelain were baked in high temperature of 1,150 to $1,250^{\circ}C$. It seems difference between refinement of source clay and firing temperature based on production times resulted from change in raw material supply and firing method pursuant to development of production skill. However, there was difference in production methods even at the same period and it is thought that they were utilized according to use purpose and needs instead of evolved development simply to one direction.
Keywords
Charyeong Mountain Range; Ancient ceramic; Making techniques; Source clay; Firing temperature; Raw material supply;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 9  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Kim, J., Lee, C.H., Cho, S., Kim, R.H. and Lee, H.H., 2009, Material characteristics and making techniques of the Goryeo roof tiles from Oegol site of Tangjeong area in Asan, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 25(3), 299-316. (in Korean with English abstract)
2 Kim, R.H., Cho, M.S., Yeon, U., Seo, J.S. and Lee, C.H., 2010, Interpretation of material homogenity and making techniques of the jar coffins from the Oryangdong kiln site and the Ungokdong tomb site in Naju, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 26(3), 229-245. (in Korean with English abstract)
3 Kim, R.H., Jung, J. and Lee, C.H., 2013, Clay source interpretation and making characteristics of Proto-Three Kingdoms period potteries from Cheonan and Asan in Korea : Focusing on the Bakjimeure site. Journal of Conservation Science, 29(2), 171-185. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
4 Kim, R.H. and Lee, C.H., 2012, Interpretation of remaking environments for pottery and material characteristic changes depending on firing experiments for ancient clay : Yongam site in Ssangyongdong of Cheonan, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 28(3), 193-204. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
5 Kim, R.H. and Lee, C.H., 2015a, Application of the fabrication techniques and provenances of Bronze age potteries from Seosan Sinsongri site in Mid-western Korea. International Journal of Tomography and Simulation, 28(2), 85-93.
6 Kim, R.H., Lee, C.H. and Yun, J.H., 2012, Material characteristics and clay source interpretation of Joseon (the 15th to 17th century) potteries from Ssangyongdong Yongam site in Cheonan, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 28(1), 7-20. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
7 Kim, S.K. and Lee, C.H., 2015b, Archaeological scientific characteristics of patternless pottery with talc temper : Baekseokdong Gojaemigol site in Cheonan, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 31(2), 159-173. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
8 Lee, C.H., Cho, S.Y., Eo, E.I. and Kim, R.H., 2015, Material characteristics and archaeological scientific implication of the Bronze Age potteries from the Cheonan-Asan area, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 31(1), 47-64. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
9 Lee, C.H., Choi, S.W., Lee, H.M. and Lee, M.S., 2006, Archaeogeological implication of lithic artifacts from the Unjeonri Bronze Age site, Cheonan, Republic of Korea. Journal of Archaeological Science, 33, 335-348.   DOI
10 Lee, C.H., Kim, R.H. and Eo, E.I., 2014, Interdisciplinary study of Bronze Age artifacts in midwestern Korea : Characteristics and provenance presumption for stone artifacts of the Sinsongri site in Seosan. Journal of Conservation Science, 30(2), 205-217. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
11 Nockolds, S.R., 1954, Average chemical compositions of some igneous rocks. Geological Society of American Bulletin, 65, 1007-1032.   DOI
12 Pearce, J.A., 1983, Role of sub-continental lithosphere in magma genesis a active continental margines. In Hawkesworth, C.J. and Norry, M.J., Continental basalts and mantle xenolith Shiva, 230-349.
13 Taylor, S.R. and McLennan, S.M., 1985, The continental crust: Its composition and evolution. Blackwell, Oxford, 312.
14 Wolf-Achim, K. and Britta, R., 2012, Non-destructive fabric analysis of Prehistoric pottery using high-resolution X-ray microtomography : A pilot study on the late Mesolithic to Neolithic site Hamburg-Boberg. Journal of Archaeological Science, 39, 2206-2219.   DOI
15 Jang, S. and Lee, C.H., 2013, Production and supply of bricks from the Songsanri tomb complex. Korea. Journal of Korean Ancient Historical Society, Hanguk Sanggosa Hakbo, 82, 27-53. (in Korean with English abstract)
16 Choi, M.L., 1981, Analyses of patternless coarse pottery from Cholla Province, and the implication for ceramic technology and so-called Yeongsan River valley culture area. The Korean Archaeological Society, 10.11, 261-276.
17 Choi, M.L., 1983, The analyses of plain and red-painted polished Korean pottery sherds excavated at Yangpyongni Chewon-gun County, Chungchong Pukto Province, Korea. DongA Culture, 21, 155-173.
18 Ina, B., 2008, Looking through pots : Recent advances in ceramics X-radiography. Journal of Achaeological Science, 35, 1177-1188.   DOI
19 Jang, S. and Lee, C.H., 2014, Mineralogical study on interpretation of firing temperature of ancient bricks: Focused on the bricks from the Songsanri tomb complex, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 30(4), 395-407. (in Korean with English abstract)   DOI
20 Jang, S., Lee, C.H. and Park, D.S., 2008, Archaeometric characteristics of roof tiles in Baekje Kingdom from the Danjiri site of Kongju, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 22, 15-30. (in Korean with English abstract)