Among the many characteristics of the Senegalese and Gambian megalithic phenomenon, the deposition of pottery on the eastern edge of funerary structures is a recurrent practice present throughout the excavated sites. In the western part of the megalithic area, ceramics are generally located between the standing stone-circles and one or more frontal stones erected east of monuments. With the exception of morphological and decorative aspects, no technological studies have ever been conducted on the pottery from these deposits. Such an approach has now been taken to the analysis of around forty ceramics from deposits at the site of Wanar — about as many as are available from the deposits of all other Senegambian megalithic sites. The results demonstrate the range of technical choices mobilized in the shaping process. The high degree of finish on the vessels also suggests an important added value to the material culture which participated in the monuments’ ritual function.

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L'Art et la manière : Approche technologique des céramiques de dépôt dans le megalithisme sénégambien – Le cas de la nécropole de Wanar（塞内加尔）

在塞内加尔和冈比亚巨石现象的众多特征中，在墓葬结构东边缘沉积陶器是整个挖掘遗址中反复出现的做法。在巨石区的西部，陶瓷一般位于立石圈和竖立在纪念碑东部的一块或多块正面石之间。除了形态和装饰方面，从未对来自这些沉积物的陶器进行过任何技术研究。现在已经采用这种方法分析了来自 Wanar 遗址沉积物的大约 40 件陶瓷——大约与所有其他塞内冈比亚巨石遗址的沉积物一样多。结果证明了在塑造过程中调动的技术选择范围。