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This Revised Edition Provides An Up-to-date Account Of The Many Different Kinds Of Information That Can Be Obtained Through The Archaeological Study Of Pottery. It Describes The Scientific And Quantitative Techniques That Are Now Available To The Archaeologist, And Assesses Their Value For Answering A Range Of Archaeological Questions. It Provides A Manual For The Basic Handling And Archiving Of Excavated Pottery So That It Can Be Used As A Basis For Further Studies. The Whole Is Set In The Historical Context Of The Ways In Which Archaeologists Have Sought To Gain Evidence From Pottery And Continue To Do So. There Are Case Studies Of Several Approaches And Techniques, Backed Up By An Extensive Bibliography-- Part I. History And Potential: 1. History Of Pottery Studies; 2. The Potential Of Pottery As Archaeological Evidence; Part Ii. Practicalities: A Guide To Pottery Processing And Recording: 3. Integration With Research Designs; 4. Life In The Pot Shed; 5. Fabric Analysis; 6. Classification Of Form And Decoration; 7. Illustration; 8. Pottery Archives; 9. Publication; Part Iii. Themes In Ceramic Studies: 10. Making Pottery; 11. Archaeology By Experiment; 12. Craft Specialisation An

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Author

Clive Orton, Michael Hughes

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781107401303

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Social Science