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Ancient engineering : selective ceramic processing in the Middle Balsas region of Guerrero, Mexico /

"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 vess...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meanwell, Jennifer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]
Colección:BAR international series. Paris monographs in American archaeology ; 48.
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  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Problem Statement, Theoretical Underpinnings, and the Ecology of the Middle Balsas Region; Chapter 2: Previous Work and Contemporary Archaeological Projects in and Surrounding the Middle Balsas Region; Chapter 3: Methods; Chapter 4: Field Results from the Sites of La Quesería, Itzímbaro, and Mexiquito; Chapter 5: Results from Laboratory Analyses and Replication Studies; Chapter 6: Patterns in Middle Balsas Pottery Production and their Interpretation; Chapter 7: Conclusions; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Registry of Bags from La Quesería, Itzímbaro, and Mexiquito; Appendix 2: Ceramic Analysis; Appendix 3: Diameter and Thickness Measurements; Appendix 4: Obsidian Analysis; Appendix 5: Figurine Analysis; Appendix 6: Raw Point Count Data; Appendix 7: Strength Test Data.