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Pottery ethnoarchaeology in the Central Maya Highlands / Michael Deal

Author
Deal, Michael, 1952-
Published
Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, 1998.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Social and Economic Context -- 3. Household as Production Unit -- 4. Household as Consumption Unit -- 5. Household as Depositional Unit -- 6. The Prediction of Household Socioeconomic Conditions -- 7. Maya Pottery Ethnoarchaeology in Retrospect -- App. A. Glossary of Vessel and Nonvessel Forms -- App. B. Classification of Chanal and Aguacatenango Pottery.
Summary
Draws upon both archaeological and ethnographic techniques to study prehistoric cultural change, village ethnoarchaeology focuses on a range of archaeological problems at the village or household level-including the important socioeconomic role of specific craft activities. In this context, recent studies of contemporary pottery making-follow trends in ethnoarchaeology involving model building, formation processes, and evaluation and refinement of existing archaeological recovery techniques.
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ISBN
0585128227 (electronic bk.)
9780585128221 (electronic bk.)
0874805600 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780874805604 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0874805619 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780874805611 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-229) and index.
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