An Analytic Strategy for Studying Assemblage-Scale Ceramic Variation
A Case Study from Southeast Missouri
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7604053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrice A Teltser (University of Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 530-543 |
| Publication date | 1993-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/282112 |
| OpenAlex | W2019332763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 22 |
For ceramic assemblages composed exclusively of sherds, inferences at the scale of artifact are often problematic. Drawing on information provided by experimental studies, observations can be made such that technology and use are expressed at the scale of assemblage. A simple classification is used to describe variation in paste composition for an assemblage of shell-tempered ceramics from southeast Missouri. Using these classes as a set of analytic units, variables reflecting on technology and use are examined. The analytic results suggest that while some coarse-shell ceramics may have been used preferentially for cooking vessels, the distinction between coarse and fine shell is not as straightforward as cooking vs. noncooking, and that coarse-shell pastes were used to manufacture vessels used in a wider range of contexts than fine-shell pastes. Furthermore, not all variation can be understood in terms of the mechanical or thermal properties usually emphasized in experimental studies
Archaeology · Artifact (error) · Assemblage (archaeology) · Cartography · Ceramic · Composite material · Geography · Physics · Range (aeronautics) · Scale (ratio) · Set (abstract data type) · Shell (structure) · Variation (astronomy) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Materials Science · Mechanical Engineering
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| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |