essay

Changing specialization of white ware manufacture in the northern San Juan region

ceramic production in the american southwestTucson • Published In 1995 • Pages: 63-87

By: Wilson, C. Dean, Blinman, Eric.

Abstract
Anasazi sites dating from the Basketmaker III through the Pueblo III periods (AD 575-1300) are scattered throughout the Northern San Juan region. Evidence from these sites indicates dynamic changes in settlement distribution, subsistence emphases, and social and economic networks. These changes influence, and are reflected in, patterns of pottery production, decoration, use, and exchange. Although white ware pottery production is the focus of this paper, pottery production is a multilayered phenomenon also entailing social and economic context of vessel use and the transport and exchange of ceramics; white ware production cannot be considered in the absence of the other wares (p. 63).
Subjects
Ceramic technology
Production and supply
Sociocultural trends
Visual arts
tradition
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2011
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1425-700 BP (AD 575-1300)
Coverage Place
Pueblo I - Pueblo III Periods, Northern San Juan Region (Mesa Verde), Southwestern United States
Notes
C. Dean Wilson and Eric Blinman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-87)
LCCN
9500877195008771
LCSH
Pueblo pottery--Themes, motives
Pueblo pottery--Classification
Ceramic materials--Southwest, New--Analysis
Ethnoarchaeology--Southwest, New
Southwest, New--Antiquities