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Woodland Potters and Archaeological Ceramics of the North Carolina Coast (Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication (Hardcover))
Joseph M. Herbert
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Hardcover. Examines the manner in which pottery traits cross-cut taxonomic types, tests the proposition that communities of practice existed at several scales, and questions the fundamental notion of ceramic types as ethnic markers. This study intends to interpret the meaning of pottery as an indicator of social activity on the North Carolina coast. Num Pages: 352 pages, 68 illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AFP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Pottery types, composed of specific sets of attributes, have long been defined for various periods and areas of the Atlantic coast, but their relationships and meanings have not been explicitly examined. In exploring these relationships for the North Carolina coast, this work examines the manner in which pottery traits cross-cut taxonomic types, tests the proposition that communities of practice existed at several scales, and questions the fundamental notion of ceramic types as ethnic markers. Ethnoarchaeological case studies provide a means of assessing the mechanics of how social structure and gender roles may have affected the transmission of pottery-making techniques and ... Read more
Pottery types, composed of specific sets of attributes, have long been defined for various periods and areas of the Atlantic coast, but their relationships and meanings have not been explicitly examined. In exploring these relationships for the North Carolina coast, this work examines the manner in which pottery traits cross-cut taxonomic types, tests the proposition that communities of practice existed at several scales, and questions the fundamental notion of ceramic types as ethnic markers. Ethnoarchaeological case studies provide a means of assessing the mechanics of how social structure and gender roles may have affected the transmission of pottery-making techniques and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817316389
SKU
V9780817316389
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99-15
About Joseph M. Herbert
Joseph M. Herbert is an archaeologist with the Directorate of Public Works, Cultural Resources Program, Fort Bragg Garrison Command.
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