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Clive Orton - Pottery in Archaeology - 9781107401303 - V9781107401303
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Pottery in Archaeology

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Description for Pottery in Archaeology Paperback. This is an up-to-date account of the different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 58 b/w illus. 3 maps 9 tables. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific and quantitative techniques that are now available to the archaeologist, and assesses their value for answering a range of archaeological questions. It provides a manual for the basic handling and archiving of excavated pottery so that it can be used as a basis for further studies. The whole is set in the historical context of the ways in which archaeologists have sought to gain evidence from pottery and continue to do so. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107401303
SKU
V9781107401303
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Ref
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About Clive Orton
Clive Orton is Emeritus Professor of Quantitative Archaeology at the University College London Institute of Archaeology. He has won the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Ralph Merrifield Award for service to London Archaeology and the British Archaeological Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a member of the Archaeology Data Service Management Committee, a member of the advisory board for the ... Read more

Reviews for Pottery in Archaeology
'… its aspiration [is] to enthuse and inspire … Remarkably, and despite the great breadth of its content, it does both of these things and should entice hordes into the pot shed and keep them effectively employed there. This is how textbooks should be written.' Antiquity '… the organization of a volume of this scope is a daunting task. Readers ... Read more

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