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Pottery in Archaeology

By Michael Hughes , Clive Orton

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
1107008743, 9781107008748
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8818771 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
Edition
2nd
Pages
356\361
Time added
2017-02-13 20:48:27
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Description

This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific and quantitative techniques that are now available to the archaeologist, and assesses their value for answering a range of archaeological questions. It provides a manual for the basic handling and archiving of excavated pottery so that it can be used as a basis for further studies. The whole is set in the historical context of the ways in which archaeologists have sought to gain evidence from pottery and continue to do so. There are case studies of several approaches and techniques, backed up by an extensive bibliography.

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