Early Pottery in the Southeast: Tradition and Innovation in Cooking Technology

by Kenneth E. Sassaman

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication

Among southeastern Indians pottery was an innovation that enhanced the economic value of native foods and the efficiency of food preparation. But even though pottery was available in the Southeast as early as 4,500 years ago, it took nearly two millenia before it was widely used. Why would an innovation of such economic value take so long to be adopted?

The answer lies in the social and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817306706
• ISBN13: 9780817306700
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"