Understanding Pottery Function
The 1992 publication of Pottery Function applied ethnoarchaeological data collected among the Kalinga and experiments to set forth the principles for the creation of pottery use-alteration traces (residue, carbonization, and abrasion). Analogous to lithic
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James M. Skibo
Understanding Pottery Function
James M. Skibo Anthropology Program Illinois State University Normal, IL, USA
ISSN 1571-5752 ISBN 978-1-4614-4198-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-4199-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4199-1 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012939621 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
My first exposure to prehistoric pottery came at the Scott Point Site, located on a Lake Michigan sand dune in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A field school, directed by Marla Buckmaster, provided my first experience excavating a site. Most archaeologists fondly recall their first field school and this was certainly my experience as we sifted through the sand and uncovered living surfaces, numerous features, and, of course, thousands of pieces of pottery. Even though I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I was unaware that beneath our small towns, roads, and beaches there was an abundant amount of information about the people who once roamed these lands. I was given the opportunity to analyze the pottery from that year’s excavation as part of a senior project and I was hooked. With my fri
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