Integrative Approaches in Ceramic Petrography - Couverture rigide

Masucci, Maria A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1607815060 ISBN 13 : 9781607815068

Editeur : University of Utah Press,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

Ceramic petrography, a microscopic examination of the mineral content and structure within ceramic thin sections, reveals the origin and movement of pottery and sheds light on the technology of the artifact. Practiced by archaeologists since the 1930s, ceramic petrography was less commonly practiced until recently. Integrative Approaches in Ceramic Petrography highlights new results from this field and incorporates it prominently within current archaeological work.

Thirteen papers cover a broad spectrum of regional and temporal contexts with case studies that provide practical examples combining petrography with scientific, ethnographic, and experimental methods. The varied uses of ceramic petrography and the insights it has generated, illustrate the significance of this method for understanding past societies and the volume's conclusion provides an astute overview of the field.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mary F. Ownby is the research petrographer at Desert Archaeology, Inc. and a research associate at the University of Arizona. Isabelle C. Druc is a researcher at the Department of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Maria A. Masucci is Professor of Anthropology and director of the Archaeology Minor at Drew University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Utah Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1607815060
• ISBN 13: 9781607815068
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Éditeur: Ownby Mary F.
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