Pottery Function
James M. Skibo
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Description for Pottery Function
Hardback. Offers the means to determine actual pottery use by traces that remain on the ceramic and surface attrition. This work also features theoretical statements about ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, and the relationship between pottery and society. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
There are many ways to study pots or the sherds of pots. In this book James Skibo has focused on the surface wear and tear found on the resin-coated, low-fired cooking pots of the Kalinga people in north western Luzon. This detailed analysis is part of a much larger evalua tion of Kalinga pottery production and use by the staff members and students at the University of Arizona that has been underway since 1972. Here he has analyzed the variants among the possible residual clues on pots that have endured the stresses of having been used for cooking meat and ... Read more
There are many ways to study pots or the sherds of pots. In this book James Skibo has focused on the surface wear and tear found on the resin-coated, low-fired cooking pots of the Kalinga people in north western Luzon. This detailed analysis is part of a much larger evalua tion of Kalinga pottery production and use by the staff members and students at the University of Arizona that has been underway since 1972. Here he has analyzed the variants among the possible residual clues on pots that have endured the stresses of having been used for cooking meat and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306441592
SKU
V9780306441592
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99-15
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