Understanding Pottery Function

by James M. Skibo

Book Overview

The 1992 publication of Pottery Function brought together the ethnographic study of the Kalinga and developed a method and theory for how pottery was actually used. Since then, there have been considerable advances in understanding how pottery was actually used, particularly in the area of residue analysis, abrasion, and sooting/carbonization. At the 20th anniversary of the book, it is time to assess what has been done and learned. One of the concerns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146149611X
• ISBN13: 9781461496113
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"