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Materiality, techniques and society in pottery production : the technological study of archaeological ceramics through paste analysis /

Daniel Albero Santacreu presents a wide overview of certain aspects of the pottery analysis that can be obtained through archaeometric approaches along with the theoretical concepts and a deep contextual analysis. The book provides an adequate framework for understanding the way pottery production i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santacreu, Daniel Albero (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Michalak, Katarzyna (Editor), Robinson, Jonathan (Editor), Vidal, Aixa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Warsaw [Poland] ; Berlin [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.
Subjects:
Pottery craft.
Pottery.
Céramique > Travaux d'amateurs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Pottery
Pottery craft
archaeological ceramic, pottery analysis, pottery production, pottery making, ceramic studies, ceramic raw material, ceramic paste analysis, ceramic technology, archaeometry, ethnoarchaeometry, social theory of technology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction: Ceramic Archaeometry and Paste Analysis
  • 2 Sampling Strategies
  • 3 Analytical Methods
  • 4 Analytical Data and the Life Cycle of Ceramics
  • Part II: Materials, Techniques and Chaînes Opératoires
  • 5 Techniques, Chaîne Opératoire and Technology
  • 6 Clay Selection and Procurement
  • 7 Clay Extraction
  • 8 Paste Preparation
  • 9 Forming Methods
  • 10 Drying Process
  • 11 Surface Treatments
  • 12 Firing Process
  • 13 Raw Materials, Techniques and Sequences: Fabrics
  • 14 The Role of Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology in the Study of Ceramics
  • 15 Analytical Levels and Scopes in Ceramic Archaeometry
  • 16 Ceramic Technology and Theoretical Perspectives
  • 17 Ceramic Ecology
  • 18 Functionalist Approach
  • 19 Social Theory of Technology
  • 20 The Organisation of Pottery Production
  • 21 Change and Stability in Pottery Production
  • Final Reflections
  • References
  • List of Figures
  • Index.