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245 10 a| Pottery in archaeology :b| Clive Orton, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, Michael Hughes, The British Museum.;

250 a| Second Edition.;

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264 1 a| Cambridge :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: Part I. History and Potential: 1. History of pottery studies; 2. The potential of pottery as archaeological evidence; Part II. Practicalities: A Guide to Pottery Processing and Recording: 3. Integration with research designs; 4. Life in the pot shed; 5. Fabric analysis; 6. Classification of form and decoration; 7. Illustration; 8. Pottery archives; 9. Publication; Part III. Themes in Ceramic Studies: 10. Making pottery; 11. Archaeology by experiment; 12. Craft specialisation and standardisation of production; 13. Pottery fabrics; 14. Form; 15. Quantification; 16. Chronology; 17. Production and distribution; 18. Pottery and function; 19. Assemblages and sites; Conclusion: the future of pottery studies.;

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Pottery in archaeology : Clive Orton, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, Michael Hughes, The British Museum.

Author/creator	Orton, Clive, 1944- author.
Other author	Hughes, Mike, 1944- author.
Format	Book
Edition	Second Edition.
Publication	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	pages cm.
Subjects	Pottery. Archaeology--Methodology.

Series	Cambridge manuals in archaeology Cambridge manuals in archaeology. ^A242694
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Part I. History and Potential: 1. History of pottery studies; 2. The potential of pottery as archaeological evidence; Part II. Practicalities: A Guide to Pottery Processing and Recording: 3. Integration with research designs; 4. Life in the pot shed; 5. Fabric analysis; 6. Classification of form and decoration; 7. Illustration; 8. Pottery archives; 9. Publication; Part III. Themes in Ceramic Studies: 10. Making pottery; 11. Archaeology by experiment; 12. Craft specialisation and standardisation of production; 13. Pottery fabrics; 14. Form; 15. Quantification; 16. Chronology; 17. Production and distribution; 18. Pottery and function; 19. Assemblages and sites; Conclusion: the future of pottery studies.
Abstract	"This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific and quantitative techniques that are now available to the archaeologist, and assesses their value for answering a range of archaeological questions. It provides a manual for the basic handling and archiving of excavated pottery so that it can be used as a basis for further studies. The whole is set in the historical context of the ways in which archaeologists have sought to gain evidence from pottery and continue to do so. There are case studies of several approaches and techniques, backed up by an extensive bibliography"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012037613
ISBN	9781107008748 (hardback)
ISBN	1107008743 (hardback)
ISBN	9781107401303 (paperback)
ISBN	1107401305 (paperback)

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