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DESCRIPTION:This thesis investigates the role of pottery as a socio-economi
 c marker in prehistoric burials along the southern coast of South Korea\, 
 with a focus on the Late Jeulmun to Early/Mid-Mumun Pottery Periods. Throu
 gh an interdisciplinary analysis of burial sites at Janghang (Gadeok-do)\,
  Sangchon-ri\, and Yulha-ri\, the study examines how ceramic design\, plac
 ement\, and associated grave goods reflect evolving social structures with
 in early Korean communities. While pottery has long been examined through 
 functional and chronological lenses\, this research considers its symbolic
  and cultural value in funerary contexts. Findings suggest that pottery se
 rved not only utilitarian or ritual purposes\, but increasingly signaled s
 ocio-economic differentiation—particularly as craft specialization inten
 sified and access to prestige goods like jade\, obsidian\, and lacquerware
  expanded through trade. Variations in pottery design\, burial constructio
 n\, and artifact assemblages reveal patterns of emerging hierarchy\, spiri
 tual practice\, and cultural exchange. Ultimately\, this study argues that
  material culture—specifically funerary pottery—offers a critical lens
  through which to understand socio-economic transformation and identity fo
 rmation in prehistoric Korea.
DTSTAMP:20260412T123938Z
LOCATION:Room 403 PC Desk (Seats 30)
SUMMARY:Pottery and Prestige: Socio-Economic Signaling in Prehistoric Buria
 l Rituals along Korea's Southern Coast - P. Codi Shoemaker
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/BFLQQP/
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