Ancient engineering : selective ceramic processing in the Middle Balsas region of Guerrero, Mexico /
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Author / Creator: | Meanwell, Jennifer, author. |
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Imprint: | Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017] ©2017 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
Language: | English |
Series: | Paris monographs in American archaeology ; 48 Access archaeology BAR international series. Paris monographs in American archaeology ; 48. Access archaeology. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12870779 |
ISBN: | 178491651X 9781784916510 1784916501 9781784916503 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Archaeopress Web site, viewed on November 1, 2017). |
Summary: | "This volume has two main objectives: establishing a chronology of the Middle Balsas and detailing the region's pottery production methods. The author posits that pottery intended for different functions was often deliberately made and/or decorated in ways that were chosen to make the vessels more appropriate for their intended functions. More specifically, this study determines whether any of the pottery production patterns identified in the region are linked to specific constraints imposed by the materials during the process of pottery manufacture. For example, it examines whether variables such as vessel shape and wall thickness correlate with the clay types and processing techniques determined during thin section analysis of the ancient sherds. Additionally, certain production behaviours are identified that are characteristic of the entire region and that can be used as markers of local tradition."--Amazon |
Other form: | Print version: Meanwell, Jennifer. Ancient engineering. Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017] 1784916501 |
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