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Pottery function : a use-alteration perspective /

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This unique study provides the means to determine actual pottery use by traces that remain on the ceramic and surface attrition. Moreover, it makes theoretical statements about ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, and the relationship between pottery and society. Such information is crucial f...

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Main Author: Skibo, James M.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1992]
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
Subjects:
Kalinga (Philippine people) > Antiquities.
Pottery > Philippines > Guinaang > Themes, motives.
Pottery > Philippines > Guinaang > Analysis.
Ethnoarchaeology > Philippines > Guinaang.
Guinaang (Philippines) > Antiquities.
Philippines > Antiquities.
Arqueologia (teoria e metodos)
Etnoarqueologia.
Ceramica (arqueologia)
Kalinga (Peuple des Philippines) > Antiquités.
Céramique > Philippines > Guinaang > Thèmes, motifs.
Céramique > Philippines > Guinaang > Analyse.
Ethnoarchéologie > Philippines > Guinaang.
Philippines > Antiquités.
Guinaang (Philippines) > Antiquités.
Pottenbakkers.
Etnoarcheologie.
Ethnoarchéologie.
Archéologie expérimentale.
Céramique > Analyse.
Keramik.
Verwendung.
Änderung.
Kalinga.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology Defined. Ethnoarchaeology Defined. Ethnoarchaeology as Everything. Ethnoarchaeology: A More Restrictive Usage. Experimental Archaeology Defined. Controlled Laboratory Experiments. Field Experiments. Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology. Ethnoarchaeological and Experimental Research
  • Ch. 3. Pottery Use Alteration. Pottery Function. Intended Vessel Technofunction. Actual Vessel Technofunction. Ceramic Alteration: A Framework. Ceramic Alteration
  • Ch. 4. The Pottery Use-Alteration Study. The Kalinga. The Guina-ang Pottery Use-Alteration Study. Kalinga Pottery. Field Data Collection Strategy. Kalinga Pottery Use
  • Ch. 5. Use Alteration: Absorbed Residues. Analysis of Absorbed Residues. Fatty Acid Chemistry. Sampling Methods. Results. Fatty Acid Decomposition. Discussion and Summary. Recommendations for Future Research
  • Ch. 6. Use Alteration: Surface Attrition. Ceramic Surface Attrition Defined.
  • Use Attrition-Abrasive Processes. Use Attrition-Nonabrasive Processes. Kalinga Pottery Use Attrition. Use-Attrition Terms. Characteristics of the Pottery Surface. Use Attrition of Kalinga Pots. Discussion and Summary
  • Ch. 7. Use Alteration: Carbon Deposition. Carbon Deposits on Kalinga Vessels. Interior Carbon Deposits. Exterior Carbon Deposits. Experiments on Exterior Soot Formation. Sooting: Distance from Heat Source. Sooting: The Role of Moisture. Sooting: The Effect of Wood Type. Discussion and Summary
  • Ch. 8. Concluding Comments
  • Appendix A: Data Collection Forms
  • Appendix B: Fatty Acid Identification.