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

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

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Daniel Albero Santacreu presents a wide overview of certain aspects of the pottery analysis and summarizes most of the methodological and theoretical information currently applied in archaeology in order to develop wide and deep analysis of ceramic pastes. The book provides an adequate framework for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Santacreu, Daniel Albero, author (author), Michalak, Katarzyna, editor (editor), Robinson, Jonathan, editor, Vidal, Aixa, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter 2014
2014.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Pottery craft.
Pottery.
archaeological ceramic, pottery analysis, pottery production, pottery making, ceramic studies, ceramic raw material, ceramic paste analysis, ceramic technology, archaeometry, ethnoarchaeometry, social theory of technology.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427703806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I: Materiality, Archaeometry & Analythical Methods
  • 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 & 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
  • Part III: The Social Context: Ceramic Technology, Archaeometry & Theoretical Trends
  • 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

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