Overview

This volume presents current trends in the application of scientific methods to ceramic analysis throughout South America. Reports from ongoing ceramic research in the area capture the wide array of methods incorporated as a normal part of research in most countries while reflecting national variation in their use and interpretation. The volume also provides an opportunity to see parallels in research interests and results and thereby generate more international collaboration. Despite the vibrant growth of archaeological science in the region, increased opportunities for global comparative studies would lift our work into a more powerful arena of pressing popular discussions and afford more salient relevance to our labours. Vessels Explored: Applying Archaeometry to South American Ceramics and their Production brings to an international audience of scholars a new fresh look inside the current research problems South American archaeologists are working on and how scientific analyses can contribute to resolving them.

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Author:   Emily Stovel ,  Guillermo De La Fuente
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2808
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781407314815

ISBN 10:   1407314815
Pages:   125
Publication Date:   01 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures List of Contributors A Brief Introduction to Applying Archaeometry to South American Ceramics and their Production Emily M. Stovel and Guillermo A. De La Fuente Part I: Raw Materials, Paste Recipes, and Residue Analysis 1. The Characterization of Ceramic Pastes from Cueva de Cristobal (Puna de Jujuy, c. 3000-2500 BP) Maria Beatriz Cremonte and Irma Lia Botto 2. Preliminary Study of Stable Carbon Isotopes of Bulk Lipid Residues in Archaeological Ceramics from West Tinogasta, Argentina Irene Lantos, Norma Ratto, Hector Panarello, and Marta Maier 3. The First Archaeometric Analysis of Ceramic Pastes from the Bolivian Central Altiplano during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1100-1450). Evaluating the Pacajes-Carangas Frontier Juan Villanueva Criales 4. Pottery Production in Quebrada de La Cueva: Petrography at Pukara de La Cueva and Antiguito (Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina) Paola Silvia Ramundo and Maria Beatriz Cremonte 5. Potting Clays and Ceramic Provenance in Northern Highland Ecuador Leah Minc, Kaitlin Yanchar, Tamara Bray, and Jose Echeverria Almeida Part II: Firing and Associated Technologies 6. A Systematic Evaluation of the Firing Temperatures of Archaeological Pottery from Catamarca, Argentina Nora Ines Zagorodny, Cristina Volzone, Martin Morosi, and Barbara Balesta 7. Archaeometric Approaches to the Functionality of Combustion Structures from Central Western Argentina Maria Jose Ots and Pablo Cahiza 8. Pottery Kilns and Firing Technology during Late and Inka Periods in the southern Abaucan Valley: a Contribution through Ceramic Petrology and XRD (Catamarca, Northwestern Argentina, Southern Andes) Guillermo A. De La Fuente and Sergio D. Vera Reflections 9. A Cross-Polarized View of Ceramic Studies in the Southern Cone Isabelle Druc 10. About Ceramics, Archaeometry, and Latin American Archaeology Mauricio Uribe5pt;font-family: ""Verdana"",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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Dr Emily M. Stovel specializes in using ceramic analyses to explore prehistoric identity processes. She has collaborated in northern Chile for over 20 years and taught in both Chile and the United States. Further interests are public interaction with material culture, the changing roles of museums, and rhetorical displays of scholarly authority. Dr Guillermo De La Fuente is a ceramic technology specialist focusing on thin-section paste analyses using ceramic petrography. He has developed extensive research in the Northwestern Argentine region, on topics such as ceramic technology, pottery-making practices during the Late and Inka periods, provenance analysis, and pigment analyses using different analytical techniques. Contributors: Barbara Balesta, Irma Lia Botto, Tamara Bray, Pablo Cahiza, Maria Beatriz Cremonte, Guillermo De La Fuente, Isabelle Druc, Jose Echeverria Almeida, Irene Lantos, Marta Maier, Leah Minc, Martin Morosi, Maria Jose Ots, Hector Panarello, Paola Silvia Ramundo, Norma Ratto, Emily Stovel, Mauricio Uribe, Sergio Vera, Juan Villanueva Criales, Cristina Volzone, Kaitlin Yanchar, Nora Ines Zagorodny

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