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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Methodology -- Ohio Hopewell -- The Mann Site in Posey County, Indiana -- Southern Illinois -- The Blue Ridge province of North Carolina and Tennessee -- The Appalachian plateau and ridge and valley provinces of northwest Georgia -- The coastal plain of Georgia and Florida -- Limestone-tempered pottery in middle Woodland contexts in the southeast and the Ohio Valley region -- Pinson Mounds revisited -- The sources of the "possibly nonlocal" vessels recovered from the Ohio Valley sites -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Summary |
Petrography is the microscopic examination of thin sections of pottery to determine their precise mineralogical composition. In this groundbreaking work, James B. Stoltman applies quantitative as well as qualitative methods to the petrography of Native American ceramics. As explained in Ceramic Petrography and Hopewell Interaction, by adapting refinements to the technique of petrography, Stoltman offers a powerful new set of tools that enables fact-based and rigorous identification of the composition and sources of pottery. Stoltman's subject is the cultural interaction amo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Hopewell culture.
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Hopewell culture. |
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Petrology in archaeology.
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Petrology in archaeology. |
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Indian pottery -- Analysis.
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Indian pottery -- Analysis. |
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Indian pottery. |
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Ceramics -- Analysis.
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Ceramics -- Analysis. |
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Ceramics. |
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities.
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stoltman, James B., 1935- Ceramic petrography and Hopewell interaction 9780817318598 (DLC) 2014034310 (OCoLC)895302936 |
| ISBN |
9780817388072 (electronic book) |
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0817388079 (electronic book) |
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9780817318598 |
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0817318593 |
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