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These papers focus on the concept of the chaine operatoire as applied in contemporary ceramics studies. Particular attention is given to experimental and archaeometrical approaches that allow for a better understanding of the technological aspects of a culture.

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Author:   Simona Scarcella
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.706kg
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9781407307480

ISBN 10:   1407307487
Pages:   177
Publication Date:   07 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

Introduction (Simona Scarcella); 1) Chaîne opératoire and ceramics: classifications and typology, archaeometry, experimental archaeology, and ethnoarchaeology (Charles Kolb); 2) Utilitarian and ritual pottery of the Gorokhovo culture: continuity and changes in an ancientsociety (S.Panteleeva); 3) Typological features of impressed ceramic within the stratigraphical sequence of the semicircular concentric ditches in the Neolithic village of Rendina (Potenza, Italy) (F. Occhiogrosso); 4) Characterising surviving residues from archaeological ceramics: a biomolecular approach (C. Spiteri, C. Heron, O. Craig); 5) Exploring the chaîne opératoire of ceramics through X-radiography (I. Berg); 6) The life-history of the potter's wheel in the Ancient Near East (N. Laneri); 7) From raw materials to utilisation. Ceramics associated with the metallurgical activity at Valencina De La Concepción (Seville, Spain): technological choices and social implication (N. Inácio, F. Nocete, J.M. Nieto, M. R. Bayona, D. Abril); 8) Anthropological interpretation of ceramic assemblages: foundations and implementations of technological analysis (V. Roux); 9) Chaîne opératoire, technical gestures and pottery production at Southern Andes during the Late Period (c. AD 900 - AD 1450) (Catamarca, Northwestern Argentina, Argentina) (G. De La Fuente); 10) An examination of emic possibilities: experimental archaeology and Cypriot ceramic typology (C. Jeffra); 11) From clay to sherd: understanding the manufacture, use and taphonomy of prehistoric ceramics by experiment (D. Millson); 12) Experimental reconstruction of the pottery firing process of Late Bronze Age pottery from North-Eastern Bohemia (R. Thér, M. Gregor); 13) Ritual chains (D. Gheorghiu); 14) Microtraditions and agency in domestic pottery production: an ethnoarchaeological perspective (M. Deal); 15) The swallow potters: seasonally migratory styles in the Andes (G. Ramon).

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