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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 southwestTucsonPublished In 1995 • Pages: 30-62

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

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Comparative evidence
Production and supply
Occupational specialization
Functional specialization areas
Typologies and classifications
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
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
John Beierle; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1250-850 BP (AD 750-1150)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
San Juan Region, Southeastern Utah and Southwestern Colorado, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Michelle Hegmon, Winston Hurst, and James R. Allison
Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-62)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
9500877195008771
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pueblo pottery--Themes, motives
Pueblo pottery--Classification
Ceramic materials--Southwest, New--Analysis
Ethnoarchaeology--Southwest, New
Southwest, New--Antiquities