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

Daniel Albero Santacreu presents a wide overview of certain aspects of the pottery analysis that can be obtained through archaeometric approaches along with the theoretical concepts and a deep contextual analysis. The book provides an adequate framework for understanding the way pottery production i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Santacreu, Daniel Albero (Autor)
Otros Autores: Michalak, Katarzyna (Editor ), Robinson, Jonathan (Editor ), Vidal, Aixa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warsaw [Poland] ; Berlin [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.
Temas:
Pottery craft.
Pottery.
Céramique > Travaux d'amateurs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Pottery
Pottery craft
archaeological ceramic, pottery analysis, pottery production, pottery making, ceramic studies, ceramic raw material, ceramic paste analysis, ceramic technology, archaeometry, ethnoarchaeometry, social theory of technology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 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
  • 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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