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Lilian Panachuk (1), Alissa Rezende (2), Giuliano Toniolo (3), Laila Kierulff (4)
1 G.E.S.T.O., Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico – UFMG (Brazil)
2 G.E.S.T.O., Ateliê Chão do Cerrado (Brazil)
3 Mestre do Mato (Brazil)
4 Ceramic Master (Brazil)

Archaeological experimentation has been used since the beginning of the formation of our discipline, but it has seldom had reflections from the body producing the artifact. This is the focus of our work, to demonstrate and debate the pottery learning process so that we can think about the archaeological pieces in relation to technical gestures.
The experimental exercise included the constant practice in the production of ceramic pieces according to the traditional procedures described by ethnography and archeology. To have a material orientation, we used as a focus of our replicas the ceramic containers of an archaeological site in the Doce River basin (municipality of Ituêta, state of Minas Gerais), excavated and studied by the team of the Museum of Natural History and Botanical Garden of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. These replicas are now part of the Museum's permanent exhibition.
This experimental exercise also included the experience in groups of potters and in the practice of pottery in ceramic workshops, especially those guided by the master potters Laila Kierulff and Adriana Martinez. Each has over 30 years of work with ceramics, producing and teaching the technique in Brazil and Argentina, respectively. They are women who have dedicated their lives to pottery, thought of as an object that transforms reality. They treat pottery like a trade and dedicate themselves to it with vitality and rigor. Through this combination of experimental archeology and plastic arts, we intend to approach traditional ceramic production by outlining a thorough and informed description of these artifacts.
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