Pottery Ethnoarchaeology in the Central Maya Highlands

Pottery Ethnoarchaeology in the Central Maya Highlands PDF Author: Michael Deal
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Book Description
Draws upon both archaeological and ethnographic techniques to study prehistoric cultural change, village ethnoarchaeology focuses on a range of archaeological problems at the village or household level-including the important socioeconomic role of specific craft activities. In this context, recent studies of contemporary pottery making-follow trends in ethnoarchaeology involving model building, formation processes, and evaluation and refinement of existing archaeological recovery techniques.