In the past two decades, the study of ancient trade and exchange has attracted the attention of archaeologists as never before. Despite a long-standing interest in ceramics as cultural markers, the study of the economic role of pottery is still in its infancy. This book presents the archaeologist with approaches for investigating the economics of pottery in pre-industrial societies. The contributors exemplify this in a wide variety of social and economic contexts, ranging from the tribal Iroquois to the imperial Romans and modern peasant societies. They also set out to demonstrate the major techniques for analyzing pottery production and distribution in archaeological record.
- ISBN10 0813379202
- ISBN13 9780813379203
- Publish Date 25 June 1992
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 16 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Westview Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 342
- Language English