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Pottery Analysis, Second Edition: A Sourcebook - Prudence M. Rice

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2015-07-09
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"Pottery Analysis" provides a comprehensive overview of the methods and techniques of the archaeological and ethnographic study of pottery. It begins with a summary of the origins and history of pottery in different parts of the world, then examines the raw materials of pottery and their physical and chemical properties, addresses ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological perspectives on various aspects of potte ... Full description

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"Pottery Analysis" provides a comprehensive overview of the methods and techniques of the archaeological and ethnographic study of pottery. It begins with a summary of the origins and history of pottery in different parts of the world, then examines the raw materials of pottery and their physical and chemical properties, addresses ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological perspectives on various aspects of pottery production and use, reviews various methods of studying pottery s physical, mechanical, thermal, mineralogical, and chemical properties, and discusses how proper analysis of artifacts can reveal insights into their culture of origin. In its second edition, this fully updated sourcebook is an essential guide for archaeologists and anthropologists, as well as for ceramic engineers, chemists, physicists, and geologists."

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Author Prudence M. Rice
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Release year 2015
Cover type Softcover
EAN 9780226923215
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