book chapter

Potters in the land of the Olmec

In the land of the Olmec2 • Published In 1980 • Pages: 125-138

By: Coe, Michael D., Diehl, Richard A., Krotser, Paula.

Abstract
In this work, written by Paula Krotser, Coe and Diehl present a modern ethnographic study of indigenous pottery making techniques in the Río Coatzacoalcos Basin, that are potentially comparable to techniques used at the time of the Olmec occupation of the region, three millennia prior.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Reviews and critiques
Ceramic technology
tradition
Olmec
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnographer
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
Field Date
1966-1968
Coverage Date
1966-1968
Coverage Place
Río Coatzacoalcos Basin, southern Veracruz State, Mexico
Notes
by Michael D. Coe and Richard A. Diehl
For bibliographical references see document 44: Coe and Diehl
LCCN
79017167
LCSH
Olmecs/San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán site/Coatzacoalcos region, Mexico--Social life and customs