TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical, technological, and social aspects of pottery manufacture in the La Quemada region of Northwest Mexico
AU - Wells, E. Christian
AU - Nelson, Ben
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Using scanning electron microprobe analysis and simple refiring experiments, this study reconstructs the operational sequence of production and decoration of incised-engraved pottery sherds from the prehispanic site of La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico. The results of these analyses suggest that certain steps in the firing and decorative processes were manipulated by local producers over time, which resulted in some of the conditions conducive to craft specialization.
AB - Using scanning electron microprobe analysis and simple refiring experiments, this study reconstructs the operational sequence of production and decoration of incised-engraved pottery sherds from the prehispanic site of La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico. The results of these analyses suggest that certain steps in the firing and decorative processes were manipulated by local producers over time, which resulted in some of the conditions conducive to craft specialization.
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U2 - 10.1021/bk-2002-0831.ch012
DO - 10.1021/bk-2002-0831.ch012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042810724
SN - 0097-6156
VL - 831
SP - 185
EP - 198
JO - ACS Symposium Series
JF - ACS Symposium Series
ER -