Download or read book Ceramic Analysis in the Andes written by Isabelle C. Druc and published by Deep University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramic Analysis in the Andes The panorama and diversity of research presented in this volume testify to the vitality of ceramic analysis in Andean archaeology, studies that are directed to answer questions that go far beyond the sourcing of raw materials. The different chapters written by leading specialists in the domain and younger investigators highlight a variety of mineral and chemical studies used to investigate socio-political and cultural questions, issues of political control, intra- and intervalley interactions, social identities, and expressions of cultural traditions in the ancient Andes. As well, this volume offers an overview of the sampling strategies and analytical techniques currently followed in the discipline, the diversity of paste types and geoenvironments per region, and expected mineral and chemical signatures in the study areas. The roots of this volume go back to the session titled "Characterization of Andean Ceramics" organized at the 2014 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) meeting in Austin Texas. The session meant to offer a perspective on the state of ceramic analysis conducted in the Andes, recent views about manufacture and circulation of wares in different regions, socio-political contexts in which these industries flourished, and technological traditions. 190 pages, 85 color figures, maps and diagrams, 10 chapters. Edited by Isabelle Druc

Download or read book Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community written by Dean E. Arnold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnoarchaeological study looks at pottery production in a contemporary Peruvian Andean community.

Download or read book Ceramics of the Indigenous Cultures of South America written by Michael Glascock and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cohesive edited volume showcases data collected from more than seven thousand ceramic artifacts including pottery, figurines, clay pipes, and other objects from sites across South America. Covering a time span from 900 BC to AD 1500, the essays by leading archaeologists working in South America illustrate the diversity of ceramic provenance investigations taking place in seven different countries. An introductory chapter provides a background for interpreting compositional data, and a final chapter offers a review of the individual projects. Students, scholars, and researchers in archaeological study on the interactions between the indigenous peoples of South America and studies of their ceramics will find this volume an invaluable reference.

Download or read book Us and Them written by Richard Martin Reycraft and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a corpus of scholars whose work collectively represents a significant advancement in the study of prehistoric ethnicity in the Andean region. The assembled research represents an outstanding collection of theoretical and methodological approaches, and conveys recent discoveries in several subfields of prehistoric Andean anthropology, including spatial archaeology, mortuary archaeology, textile studies, ceramic analysis, and biological anthropology. Many of the authors in this volume apply novel research techniques, while others wield more established approaches in original ways. Although the research presented in this volume has occurred in the Andean region, many of the novel methods applied will be applicable to other geographic regions, and it is hoped that this research will stimulate others to pursue future innovative work in the prehistoric study of ethnic identification.

Download or read book Shaping Culture written by Bill Sillar and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitled An ethnoarchaeologica; study of pottery production, trade and use in the Andes', this study explores the role of pottery within the wider cultural setting of present-day Andean society. Sillar shows that economic, social and ritual aspects of Andean society are completely interrelated, equiring archaeology to widen its scope. Chapters consider pottery studies in archaeology, the Andean setting, households in Andean society, the production of pottery as a way of making culture material, pottery trade and exchange within the Andean economy and the use of pottery. This is an interesting study which examines a familiar subject from a more unusual perspective.

Download or read book Ceramic Production and Distribution in the Chav n Sphere of Influence North Central Andes written by Isabelle C. Druc and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering study by Isabelle Druc offers a first important step towards characterizing and proveniencing the ceramics utilized within the Chavín sphere of influence. Combining petrographic analysis and X-ray fluorescence, Druc is able to distinguish between the ceramics produced at Chavín de Huántar and those created at four other areas linked to the Chavín center. This analysis produces compelling evidence of long-distance transport of pottery during the Chavín horizon. The demonstration that a significant amount of pottery from Chavín de Huántar was produced elsewhere complements earlier stylistic analyses from the site. It also reinforces prior findings concerning the consumption of exotic materials by the residents of Chavín de Huántar during the Early Horizon. Finally, this study offers not only a contribution to our understanding of Chavín civilization, but also provides an instructive case study highlighting the potential of pan-regional characterization and provenience studies for archaeological ceramics.

Download or read book Pottery Livelihoods and Landscapes written by Martha G. Bell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the pottery trade activities of the residents of the community of San Bartolomé de los Olleros in Piura, Peru. Based on extensive interviews with potters and traders, it explains why the barter of pots continues to be practiced, and explores how pottery production and exchange practices may now be changing. The book provides a unique and detailed analysis of the interconnections between handicraft production, rural trade networks, and agriculture in an Andean context. Pots are mainly bartered for food crops within a non-monetary peasant economy distinct from the “conventional” market. This practice is an important food source for pottery traders; thus trader livelihoods are placed at the center of this qualitative study of pottery distribution. Of primary importance are: 1) the decision-making processes surrounding exchange activities, 2) how exchange choices produce distinct spatial patterns, and 3) how the marketing of pots impacts livelihoods.

Download or read book Andean Ceramics written by Izumi Shimada and published by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. This book was released on 1998 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andean Ceramics brings together many important discoveries of the past decade, especially of production loci together with innovative methodologies for their analysis and interpretation. Each chapter is an up-to-date synthesis of one or more of these topics: production technologies, scale and organization of production, and analytical perspectives and methods.

Download or read book Pottery in Archaeology written by Clive Orton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an up-to-date account of the different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery.

Download or read book Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes written by Nicholas Tripcevich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​Over the millennia, from stone tools among early foragers to clays to prized metals and mineral pigments used by later groups, mineral resources have had a pronounced role in the Andean world. Archaeologists have used a variety of analytical techniques on the materials that ancient peoples procured from the earth. What these materials all have in common is that they originated in a mine or quarry. Despite their importance, comparative analysis between these archaeological sites and features has been exceptionally rare, and even more so for the Andes. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on archaeological research at primary deposits of minerals extracted through mining or quarrying in the Andean region. While mining often begins with an economic need, it has important social, political, and ritual dimensions as well. The contributions in this volume place evidence of primary extraction activities within the larger cultural context in which they occurred. This important contribution to the interdisciplinary literature presents research and analysis on the mining and quarrying of various materials throughout the region and through time. Thus, rather than focusing on one material type or one specific site, Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes incorporates a variety of all the aspects of mining, by focusing on the physical, social, and ritual aspects of procuring materials from the earth in the Andean past.

Download or read book Art of the Andes written by Lois Katz and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mirrors of Clay written by Yumi Park and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exhibit catalogue of an extraordinary ancient Andean treasure

Download or read book Andes artistic ceramics written by CALA (Cerámica Artística Los Andes) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Archaeological Ceramics written by Simona Scarcella and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication originated during a session organized for the 15th European Archaeologist Conference, held in Riva del Garda (Trento - Italy) in September 2009, on the 'The chaîne opératoire approach to ceramics studies'. It was focused on the concept of the chaîne opératoire as applied in contemporary ceramics studies. Particular attention was given to experimental and archaeometrical approaches that allow for a better understanding of the technological aspects of a culture.

Download or read book Recent advances in the Archaeology of the Northern Andes written by Augusto Oyuela-Calcedo and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northern Andes is a pivotal region for understanding many of the social, economic, political, and ideological changes that pre-Columbian cultures experienced. Topics inc. recent investigations on human colonisation of the region, origins of sedentism and food production, rise of chiefdoms, and importance of symbolism and iconography.

Download or read book Integrative Approaches in Ceramic Petrography written by Mary F. Ownby and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable look at how petrographic analysis of pottery aids our understanding of the past

Download or read book Advances in Andean Archaeology written by David L. Browman and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: