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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778987903321

Autore

Sassaman Kenneth E

Titolo

Early pottery in the Southeast [[electronic resource] ] : tradition and innovation in cooking technology / / Kenneth E. Sassaman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1993

ISBN

0-8173-8426-X

0-585-23191-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

730/.09758/1

Soggetti

Indian pottery - Southern States

Indian pottery - Savannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.)

Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities

Indians of North America - Savannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.) - Antiquities

Southern States Antiquities

Savannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Problem Orientation and Overview; 2. Early Ceramic Vessel Technology in the American Southeast: Retrospect and Prospect; 3. Archaeological Review of the Late Archaic Period in the Savannah River Valley Region; 4. Sample Selection, Methods of Analysis, and Component Chronology; 5. Innovations in Late Archaic Cooking Technology; 6. Social and Economic Contexts of Early Ceramic Vessel Technology; Afterword; Appendix: Radiocarbon Dates for Late Archaic Sites in the Savannah River Valley Region; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Among southeastern Indians pottery was an innovation that enhanced the economic value of native foods and the efficiency of food preparation.  But even though pottery was available in the Southeast as early as 4,500 years ago, it took nearly two millenia before it was widely used.  Why would an innovation of such economic value take so long to be adopted? The answer lies in the social and political contexts of traditional cooking technology.  



Sassaman's book questions the value of using technological traits alone to mark tempora