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Pottery Function

A Use-Alteration Perspective

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  • © 1992

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  1. James M. Skibo

    1. Illinois State University, Normal, USA

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Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology (IDCA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 1-8

  3. Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology Defined

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 9-30

  4. Pottery Use Alteration

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 31-49

  5. The Pottery Use-Alteration Study

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 51-77

  6. Use Alteration: Absorbed Residues

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 79-102

  7. Use Alteration: Surface Attrition

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 103-143

  8. Use Alteration: Carbon Deposition

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    Pages 145-173

  9. Concluding Comments

    • James M. Skibo
    Pages 175-182

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 183-205
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About this book

There are many ways to study pots or the sherds of pots. In this book James Skibo has focused on the surface wear and tear found on the resin-coated, low-fired cooking pots of the Kalinga people in north­ western Luzon. This detailed analysis is part of a much larger evalua­ tion of Kalinga pottery production and use by the staff members and students at the University of Arizona that has been underway since 1972. Here he has analyzed the variants among the possible residual clues on pots that have endured the stresses of having been used for cooking meat and vegetables or rice; standing on supports in the hearth fire; wall scrapings while distributing the food; being transported to the water source for thorough washing and scrubbing; followed by storage until needed again-a repetitive pattern of use. This well-controlled study made use of new pots provided for cooking purposes to one Kalinga household, as well as those pots carefully observed in other households-- 189 pots in all. Such an ethnoarchaeological approach is not unlike follOwing the course of the firing of a kiln-load of pots in other cultures, and then purchasing the entire product of this firing for analysis. Other important aspects of this Kalinga study are the chemical analysis of extracts from the ware to deduce the nature of the food cooked in them, and the experimental study of soot deposited on cooking vessels when they are in use.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Illinois State University, Normal, USA

    James M. Skibo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pottery Function

  • Book Subtitle: A Use-Alteration Perspective

  • Authors: James M. Skibo

  • Series Title: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1179-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44159-2Published: 30 September 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1181-0Published: 31 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1179-7Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1568-2722

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-6984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 206

  • Topics: Archaeology

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