The Practice of Repairing Vessels in Ancient Egypt
Methods of Repair and Anthropological Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Hsieh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 280-283 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/neareastarch.79.4.0280 |
| OpenAlex | W2572544418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Before mass production, the practice of repairing ceramic and stone vessels, as well as other household items, was widely practiced, from antiquity into the last century. This article provides a brief overview of the methods of repair and highlights some of the anthropological implications of the practice, namely, what information might we extract regarding the individual, the settlement, or even the societal group as a whole, when we unearth an assemblage that includes repaired vessels
Archaeology · Business · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |