essay

The role of population movement and technology transfer in the manufacture of prehistoric Southwestern ceramics

ceramic production in the american southwestTucson • Published In 1995 • Pages: 115-141

By: Zedeño, María Nieves.

Abstract
Differential distributions of prehistoric ceramics over broad areas of the American Southwest are often interpreted as the result of exchange networks of varied magnitude and complexity. Much effort has been devoted to the reconstruction of the ceramic distribution system and their economic, social, and political implications....However, current evidence of population movement throughout Southwestern prehistory...strongly suggests that variation in the ceramic record was the result of not only the circulation of pottery, but also the movement of people bearing knowledge on distinctive pottery technologies. This article reviews recent data on ceramic manufacture and circulation during the late Pueblo III period occupation of the Grasshopper region in east-central Arizona…to illustrate how population movement had a major role in the generation of highly varied assemblages (p. 115).
Subjects
Ceramic technology
Internal migration
Visual arts
Cultural participation
Inter-community relations
Exchange transactions
Sociocultural trends
Acculturation and culture contact
tradition
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2011
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
850-700 BP (AD 1150-1300)
Coverage Place
Grasshopper Region, East-Central Arizona, United States
Notes
María Nieves Zedeño
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141)
LCCN
9500877195008771
LCSH
Pueblo pottery--Themes, motives
Pueblo pottery--Classification
Ceramic materials--Southwest, New--Analysis
Ethnoarchaeology--Southwest, New
Southwest, New--Antiquities