Technological persistence in ceramic production in the southeastern Hispaniola. The case study of El Cabo (600–1502 CE)

The Organization of Pottery Production

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199681532.013.9 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 113-147

Author(s):

Kim Duistermaat

Keyword(s):

Ceramic Production ◽

Pottery Production ◽

Relational Approach ◽

Chaine Operatoire ◽

Object Biography ◽

User Groups ◽

Production Organization ◽

Traditional Approaches ◽

New Strategies

A brief discussion of two traditional approaches in the study of pottery production organization, ceramic ecology and typologies of production, identifies several key problems. In order to move forward and develop new strategies, it is proposed to adopt a symmetrical perspective, integrating methods and concepts from a variety of theoretical origins, including chaîne opératoire, object biography, relevant user groups or cadena, and entanglement. A brief case study outlining a proposed strategy for a relational approach to the study of ceramic production organization concludes the chapter.

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Ceramic Production at Initial Middle Missouri Plains Villages: A Case Study of Method and Theory

Plains Anthropologist ◽

10.1179/pan.2013.004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 58 (225) ◽

pp. 45-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Caroline D. Jeffra ◽

Landon P. Karr

Keyword(s):

Ceramic Production

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The Reconstructiton of Ancient Ceramic Technology Through the Comparative Analysis of Ancient and Contemporary Potters′ Materials: A Case Study from the Central Tiber Valley of Italy

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-185-511 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 185 ◽

Author(s):

J. Theodore Peña

Keyword(s):

Ceramic Technology ◽

Raw Material ◽

Ceramic Production ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Mineralogical Analysis ◽

X Ray ◽

Ancient Ceramic ◽

Tiber Valley ◽

Selection Of

AbstractThis paper presents the results of a program of mineralogical analysis aimed at the elucidation of raw material acquisition and paste preparation practices among Roman-period potters in the Orte/Vasanello area of the central Tiber Valley of Italy. A study of modern folk potters at Vasanello revealed a complex pattern of clay utilization. A selection of local clays, pottery produced by Vasanello potters, and ceramics from two Roman ceramic production sites was subjected to mineralogical analysis (x-ray diffraction, petrographic) for purposes of comparison. The results indicate that similar clay sources were exploited by potters in both periods, and that the materials obtained from these were likely employed for similar functional varieties of pottery.

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