CRAFTER documentary project to be presented at the UAB

In Their Hands. Reshaping pottery of the European Bronze Age

On Wednesday 13 November at 1 p.m. the UAB Cinema Hall will be showing the documentary entitled In Their Hands. Reshaping pottery of the European Bronze Age, created by the CRAFTER project, scientifically coordinated by the UAB. The event will include the screening of the documentary and its presentation by Carlos Velasco, archaeologist from the ASOME group, and Marcello Peres, co-director of the documentary.

08/11/2019

The documentary of the CRAFTER project converges the intrinsic experience gained by artisans throughout the years and the knowledge acquired by researchers on the materials and techniques used by ceramists 4,000 years ago, thanks to the analysis of original pieces. The documentary is made up of four chapters which exhibit a double heritage: the ceramic contexts of prehistoric Europe and traditional ceramics, currently in danger of being replaced by industrial productions. Each chapter of the documentary was filmed by different directors in Serbia, Hungary, Germany and Murcia. The final version was coordinated by the ASOME group (Research Group in Mediterranean Social Archaeoecology) in close collaboration with Marcello Peres and Nicola Tagliabue (Heracles Archaeology).

In Their Hands. Reshaping pottery of the European Bronze Age is the final expression of the CRAFTER (Crafting Europe in the Bronze Age and Today) project, led by the Association of Friends of the Archaeological Site La Bastida (ASBA) and under the scientific coordination of the Research Group in Mediterranean Social Archaeoecology (ASOME) from the Department of Prehistory at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

The documentary has been selected to participate in the following editions of the Bidasoa International Archaeological Film Festival (FICAB), taking place from 18 to 23 November, as well as the Firenze Archeofilm Festival to be held in February 2020.