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The production technology of early pottery at Mehrgarh
mehrgarh: field reports 1974-1985 from neolithic times to the indus civilization • Karachi, Pakistan • Published In 1995 • Pages: 648-661
By: Vandiver, Pamela B..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author examined coarse-ware and fine-ware ceramics from Periods I-III at Mehrgarh for evidence of manufacturing methods. Construction techniques were similar to those used in Iraq and Iran, indicating interregional communication. Additionally, the author experimented with replicating the techniques.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Comparative evidence
- Experimental data
- Acculturation and culture contact
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Indus
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1984, 1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 10000-5500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mehrgarh, Balochistan, Pakistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Pamela B. Vandiver
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 652)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96930790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Copper age--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Mehrgarh Site (Pakistan)
- Balochistan (Pakistan)--Antiquities