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This ethnoarchaeological study looks at pottery production in a contemporary Peruvian Andean community.
Synopsis
Dean Arnold's ethnoarchaeological study looks at pottery production in a contemporary Peruvian Andean community. Its main purpose is to propose a review of accepted ideas about pre-industrial pottery in the light of what has been discovered about contemporary practices and the associated beliefs and interpretations.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. The community: its physical environment and adaptation; 3. The environment and culture history; 4. Ecological interrelationships of the community of potters; 5. Ceramic production in Quinua; 6. Ceramic products and society; 7. Design correlates of the community; 8. Design and society; 9. Archaeological implications: the Ayacucho Valley; 10. Conclusion.