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anthropological approach to ceramics

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  • anthropological approach to ceramics. i am preparing a paper on this. i need any paper that has to do with the above


  • thanks but can u help with more detailed paper work. i would apprecaite it


  • Hello again, Narnia-ga, I'm always happy to work with a client in order to clarify an answer, or provide additional information if needed. Your original question asked for papers pertaining to ceramics and anthropology, and now you are asking for "more detailed paperwork". Can you please explain what you mean by this? Are you looking for even more papers than the ones I cited here? Do you need papers on different topics than what I've covered already? Any additional information you can provide would be very helpful. As I said, I'm happy to continue working with you on this...I would just like a better understanding of what it is you need. pafalafa-ga


  • Hello Narnia-ga, Nice to see you again, and thanks for an interesting question. Scientists who study bygone cultures and civilizations love ceramic materials because they are so wonderfully durable. Objects made of wood, leather, reeds, papyrus or other animal/vegetable matter tend to deteriorate over time, but pottery/ceramics have a staying power that makes them wonderful objects of anthropological and archaeological study. There is a good deal of information on this topic strewn about the web. I've extracted here what looks to be the best and most concise information, from research projects from all over the world. But if you need anything beyond what I've posted here, just let me know, and I'll be happy to assist you further. pafalafa-ga ----- This site from the University of Oregon includes a reading list, along with a brief overview of anthropological ceramics, and the enormous logistical issues involved in collecting and analyzing ceramic shards: http://www.uoregon.edu/~wsayres/courses/anth410.html "A critical feature of any analysis of potsherds and ceramic artifacts in archaeology is how it is integrated into a larger research design. Research designs are based ultimately on anthropological questions about past human behavior and address basic issues in archaeology. Our fundamental understanding of early human behavior is based on conclusions drawn from cultural anthropology, including the ethnological record and ethnographic case studies, as well as archaeology; however, hypothesis testing in archaeology must be based in the end on the actual archaeological data." "Ceramic evidence from sites offers many opportunities to explore technological and social behavior of earlier peoples, but recording and managing this information is a significant problem for the archaeologist because of the large numbers of ceramic artifacts and potsherds typically recovered. Sites associated with early civilizations, for example, might provide a couple hundred thousand sherds from an excavation project. Some method of computer management of ceramic databases has become standard..." ----- This University of Illinois site from the program on ANCIENT TECHNOLOGIES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS: http://www2.uiuc.edu/unit/ATAM/ceramics/home.html is titled "WHY STUDY CERAMICS?" and includes links to four specific anthropological/archaeological projects, each of which is briefly described: LAKE SHELBYVILLE PROJECT PALATINE EAST PROJECT BYZANTINE CERAMICS PROJECT GOLTEPE/KESTEL PROJECT ----- From Arizona State University there is this site: http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/vm/Mesoamerica/zacdecocer/ "Photographic Guide to Decorated Ceramics of the Malpaso Valley", which contains numerous detailed photgraphs of ceramic finds from several sites...it might be useful to help gain a context of the types of things researches are dealing with in this field. ----- Here's a fascinating site on the history of Persian ceramics from the California Academy of Science: http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/persia/history.htm that details how historical influences of trade, invasion, technology and so on had strong impacts on ceramic processes and design: "...The 11th century brought dramatic changes to the ceramic industry, influenced by Chinese porcelain ware. For a time Persian potters had tried to imitate the Chinese potter's porcelain ware, but they were unsuccessful because they lacked kaolin, a fine clay used for the production of porcelain. With the introduction of the Frit Ware, however, Persian potters were able to produce the smooth surface they sought. This new clay body was composed of white clay, powdered glass and quartz. Its soft consistency facilitated the use of new techniques such as engraving, piercing and molding...By the 12th century, Persian ceramic styles were well established and they set the standards for further innovations and conventions. In the 13th century, however, ceramics took an abrupt turn with the Mongol conquest, and for a time, pottery production halted. Wares made during the Mongol occupation are called Il Kanid wares, referring to the ruling dynasty. In the 14th century the arts revived again, with the invasion of the Timur, under whose rule new centers of pottery production appeared. Kirman became one of the main centers (see map above)." ----- Here's a full-fledged decription from California State University, Long Beach of a technical analysis of the chemistry of ceramic pieces from a native American site: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/geography/gdep/posters03/anasazi/ Chemical Analysis Through the Use of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS): A Provenance Study of Virgin Branch Anasazi Ceramics in the American Southwest "Early ceramic analysis from the 1930's through the 1950's was primarily based on speculation, intuitive assumption, and comparison without quantification (Zede o 1994). In the 1970's this typological method drew much skepticism as the method was rather unscientific (Bishop and Neff 1989)...Recently, more scientific applications, such as chemical analysis, have been used in provenance studies. Within the past decade, the more popular methods of chemical analysis have been through Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA), and various forms of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), such as Microwave Digestion (MD-ICP-MS) and Laser Ablation (LA-ICP-MS) (Speakman and Neff 2002; Kennett et al. 2002)." ----- This page from Albany College: http://www.albany.edu/~mesmith/tval/bauer/images/bauerindex.html is titled "Postclassic Ceramics of the Toluca Valley" and has a very straightforward description of ceramic finds from this well-known anthropological site in Mexico. ----- Here is a pretty good reading list on anthropology and ceramics from the University of New Mexico: http://www.unm.edu/~jevh/473/readings3.htm The papers are not accessible on-line, but I wanted to make you aware of this reading material just the same. ----- For some on-line reading from UNM, though, you can look at the summaries of this special issue of the Journal of Anthropological Research: http://www.unm.edu/~jar/v54n4.html#a1 which focuses on "Anthropological Interpretations from Archaeological Ceramic Studies in the U. S. Southwest." The first article in the series is an introduction to the whole field of study: ----- ANTHROPOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMIC STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION Arleyn W. Simon Archaeological Research Institute, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402 James H. Burton Laboratory of Archaeological Chemistry, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1393 For decades, ceramic analysis has been widely used in archaeological research of the American Southwest, but several recent ceramic studies have gone well beyond classification and material sourcing to examine the soicial relationships among ceramic exchange, production and complexity. Presented here are studies from Classic period (A.D. 1270-1450) sites of central Arizona that focus on prehistoric social relationships among communities during times of population movement and aggregation. These recent research projects have made significant interpretive strides by examining ceramic change as an indicator of exchange pattern modifications and population shifts. These studies establish substantial databases of ceramic analyses and integrate results from complementary research methods to develop and test models of social interaction. [The full article does not appear to be readily available on-line, but you may want to ask a librarian to assist you in getting a copy of the actual article.] ----- I like the description of this book from a professor at Oklahoma Baptist University: http://www.upf.com/Fall1998/duncan.html because it takes a very different tact that studying shards, and ties together the study of ceramics to much broader social themes of gender, capitalism and social change. The book is called: "The Ceramics of R quira, Colombia -- Gender, Work, and Economic Change". ----- For the absolute latest in what's happening in this field, you can refer to this University of Wisconsin conference site: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ArchLab/MAC/Abstracts.htm where abstracts of papers from a conference held in October 2003 are presented. Search the page for "ceramics" and you'll find numerous projects described, including: --- Thomas Emerson (University of Illinois), Amy Wilkinson, and Kjersti E. Emerson (University of Illinois-ITARP) A Preliminary Review of the Late Prehistoric Hoxie Farm Ceramic Assemblage The typological, chronological, and cultural identification of late prehistoric and protohistoric ceramics of northern Illinois has been difficult. Many ceramic collections were recovered from excavations conducted prior to implementation of scientific recording procedures or in salvage situations. The large collection of ceramic materials from the ITARP Hoxie excavations provides a unique opportunity to examine a large body of pottery from in situ deposits associated with the fortified village, longhouses, and midden/pit clusters. The evidence from these materials give archaeologists an opportunity to reflect on the Fisher-Huber ceramic sequence that has been the prevailing model of late prehistoric ceramic evolution. --- Everybody Loves Ramey: Terminal Late Woodland/Middle Mississippian Ceramics from the Northern Hinterlands Robert Boszhardt (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) This show and tell workshop will feature ceramic assemblages from various Terminal Late Woodland/Middle Mississippian components in the northern hinterlands. Localities/sites represented will include Apple River (Chapman, Lundy, etc.), the American Bottom, Aztalan, Cambria, Red Wing (Bryan, Diamond Bluff, Silvernale), the Bell Site, Fred Edwards, Gottschall Rockshelter, Hartley Fort and other eastern Iowa sites (Webster, Union Bench), Mill Creek and other Plains periphery (Broken Kettle, Chan-ya-ta, Dodd, Paul Brane, etc.), northern Wisconsin's Lakes District (Robinson), La Crosse (Iva), Stoddard (Fisher Mounds), and Trempealeau (Stull, Squier Garden). --- Donald Gaff (Michigan State University) Not a Lot of Pot: An Exposition Concerning a Rare Pottery Type in the Midwest Excavations at the Aztalan site (47-JE-1) in Wisconsin in 2001 and 2002 produced sherds of a unique, net-impressed ceramic. In an effort to better understand such pottery, this paper will consider net-impressed ceramics from a broad perspective. The literature reveals that net-impressed pots represent a minority ware in many Late Woodland assemblages. Interestingly, the trait of net-impressions has a wide geographic distribution and appears to have enjoyed a limited period of use. After a discussion of the Aztalan pot and other similar ones, a relationship between this vessel type and maize will be proposed. ----- And lastly, here is a fairly extensive summary of numerous research projects and emerging trends in the field of archaeological and anthropological ceramics from The Society for Archaeological Sciences: http://www.socarchsci.org/9809c.htm It includes summaries of such works as: --Pottery Ethnoarchaeology in the Central Maya Highlands --Pottery in Rajasthan --Ceramic Production in the Andes: Technology, Organization, and Approaches and many more. ----- I have extracted what seemed to me to be the most valuable and salient materials to respond to your question. But as I said above, if you find you need additional information, just let me know by posting a Request for Clarification, and I'll be happy to assist you further. Best of luck with your project. pafalafa-ga search strategy: Google search on: (anthropological OR anthropology) ceramics







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