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

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

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

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Production and supply
Sociocultural trends
Visual arts
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
1425-700 BP (AD 575-1300)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Pueblo I - Pueblo III Periods, Northern San Juan Region (Mesa Verde), Southwestern United States
NotesAdditional notes
C. Dean Wilson and Eric Blinman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-87)
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