essay

Production for local consumption and exchange: comparisons of the early red and white ware ceramics in the San Juan region

ceramic production in the american southwest • Tucson • Published In 1995 • Pages: 30-62

By: Hegmon, Michelle, Hurst, Winston, Allison, James R..

Abstract

The authors' goal in this study is to focus specifically on understanding ceramic production in relation to distribution and exchange. This problem is addressed by comparing ceramics that were distributed at different scales in the prehistoric Southwest. Specifically the focus is on red and white ware ceramics in the Northern San Juan region … during the ninth and early tenth centuries AD, the late Pueblo I and very early Pueblo II periods. The white ware types appear to have been made and used locally, whereas the red ware types were distributed well beyond their zone of production. In this analysis the authors proceed by first examining data on ceramic distribution, then ceramic compositional data to gain information about production sources, and finally the evaluation of the standardization of the ceramics in order to understand the organization of production in more detail (p. 30-31).

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

1250-850 BP (AD 750-1150)

Coverage Place

San Juan Region, Southeastern Utah and Southwestern Colorado, United States

Notes

Michelle Hegmon, Winston Hurst, and James R. Allison

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-62)

LCCN

9500877195008771

LCSH

Pueblo pottery--Themes, motives

Pueblo pottery--Classification

Ceramic materials--Southwest, New--Analysis

Ethnoarchaeology--Southwest, New

Southwest, New--Antiquities