1. Goals

Latest addition : 13 January 2012.



The main goal of CerAfIm group is to promote the standardization of decoration description so as to help improve communications between researchers who work on “impressed” African ceramics dating back to periods ranging from the Neolithic to modern period.
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A technological approach of the decorative motifs

Wednesday 11 January 2012, by CerAfIm // 1. Goals

The main goal of the CerAfIm group is to promote the standardization of the description of decorations so as to help improve understanding between researchers who work on “impressed” African ceramics from the Early Holocene to modern times. Read more »

A Technical Redefinition

Wednesday 11 January 2012, by CerAfIm // 1. Goals

redef techniques icone Our analytical approach has been refined through technological structuring (an interpretation of the action and the tools) in order to describe the motifs and organize the reference system. Read more »

Analysis of Tools for Decoration

Wednesday 11 January 2012, by CerAfIm // 1. Goals

Archaeological tools for making decorations are rarely discovered. Yet, thanks to a systematic study of the typical tools and to the analysis of decorative motifs, a number of tools can be identified. Read more »

Constitution of a Motif Reference System

Wednesday 11 January 2012, by CerAfIm // 1. Goals

Référentiel. Constitution of a Motif Reference System according to Techniques and Processes. Read more »

Creating a Roulette Reference System

Wednesday 11 January 2012, by CerAfIm // 1. Goals

Ref. roulettes We have created a Roulette Reference System. Read more »