Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community

Zusammenfassung Dean Arnold's ethnoarchaeological study looks at pottery production in a contemporary Peruvian Andean community. Its main purpose is to propose a review of accepted ideas about pre-industrial pottery in the light of what has been discovered about contemporary practices and the associated beliefs and interpretations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The community: its physical environment and adaptation; 3. The environment and culture history; 4. Ecological interrelationships of the community of potters; 5. Ceramic production in Quinua; 6. Ceramic products and society; 7. Design correlates of the community; 8. Design and society; 9. Archaeological implications: the Ayacucho Valley; 10. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Dean E. Arnold, Dean E. (Wheaton College Arnold
• Assisted by: Clive Gamble (Editor), Colin Renfrew (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2003
• EAN: 9780521543453
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54345-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: New Studies in Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)