Tite, M. S. (1999). Pottery production, distribution, and consumption --. J Archaeol Method Theory 6 (3). Vol 6(3), pp. 181-233.
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Pottery production, distribution, and consumption -- | ||||||
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the contribution of the physical sciences | ||||||
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J Archaeol Method Theory 6 (3) | ||||||
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Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory | ||||||
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6 (3) | ||||||
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181 - 233 | ||||||
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The paper aims to provide a summary and critical assessment of the particular contribution of the physical sciences to the reconstruction and interpretation of the life cycle of pottery, from the selection of raw materials and the production stage through distribution and use to ultimate discard, in large part through the presentation of selected case studies. The topics covered include the reconstruction of the technology used in pottery production, through a combination of microscopy, radiography, and chemical analysis; the investigation of the extent of craft specialization and the organization of pottery production; the reconstruction of pottery distribution from its production centre, using thin-section petrography and chemical analysis, and the interpretation of these data in terms of exchange and trade; the reconstruction of the consumption stage or uses to which pottery was put, from the study of surface wear, organic residues, and performance characteristics; and a discussion of the reasons for the introduction of pottery and for the different technological choices made in pottery production. Throughout, the importance of considering the overall environmental, technological, economic, sociopolitical, cultural--ideological and historical context in which the pottery was produced, distributed, and consumed is emphasized. The paper is concerned, almost exclusively, with unglazed earthenware spanning prehistory through to circa 1500 AD. | ||||||
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1999 | ||||||
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25 Jul 2007 |
