There are many ways to study pots or the sherds of pots. In this
book James Skibo has focused on the surface wear and tear found on
the resin-coated, low-fired cooking pots of the Kalinga people in
north western Luzon. This detailed analysis is part of a much
larger evalua tion of Kalinga pottery production and use by the
staff members and students at the University of Arizona that has
been underway since 1972. Here he has analyzed the variants among
the possible residual clues on pots that have endured the stresses
of having been used for cooking meat and vegetables or rice;
standing on supports in the hearth fire; wall scrapings while
distributing the food; being transported to the water source for
thorough washing and scrubbing; followed by storage until needed
again-a repetitive pattern of use. This well-controlled study made
use of new pots provided for cooking purposes to one Kalinga
household, as well as those pots carefully observed in other
households-- 189 pots in all. Such an ethnoarchaeological approach
is not unlike follOwing the course of the firing of a kiln-load of
pots in other cultures, and then purchasing the entire product of
this firing for analysis. Other important aspects of this Kalinga
study are the chemical analysis of extracts from the ware to deduce
the nature of the food cooked in them, and the experimental study
of soot deposited on cooking vessels when they are in use.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology |
| Release date: |
May 2013 |
| First published: |
1992 |
| Authors: |
James M. Skibo
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
206 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4899-1181-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4899-1181-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781489911810 |
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