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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dean E. Arnold, Dean E. (Wheaton College Arnold, Arnold Dean E.
• Con la collaborazione di: Clive Gamble (Editore), Colin Renfrew (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.10.2003
• EAN: 9780521543453
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54345-3
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: New Studies in Archaeology; New Studies in Archaeology
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; Peru, ART / Ceramics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, ART / Glass, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Ceramics: artworks, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, Central America, Mexico and Central America