03230nam 2200637 a 450 991082038370332120200520144314.00-8173-8426-X0-585-23191-5(CKB)111004368623032(EBL)1057155(OCoLC)818882864(SSID)ssj0000142399(PQKBManifestationID)11136238(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142399(PQKBWorkID)10096463(PQKB)10667548(OCoLC)44955431(MdBmJHUP)muse9034(Au-PeEL)EBL1057155(CaPaEBR)ebr10527738(MiAaPQ)EBC1057155(EXLCZ)9911100436862303219920914d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEarly pottery in the Southeast[electronic resource] tradition and innovation in cooking technology /Kenneth E. SassamanTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc19931 online resource (305 p.)"A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."0-8173-0670-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 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 temporaIndian potterySouthern StatesIndian potterySavannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.)Indians of North AmericaSouthern StatesAntiquitiesIndians of North AmericaSavannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.)AntiquitiesSouthern StatesAntiquitiesSavannah River Valley (Ga. and S.C.)AntiquitiesIndian potteryIndian potteryIndians of North AmericaAntiquities.Indians of North AmericaAntiquities.730/.09758/1Sassaman Kenneth E1640592MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820383703321Early pottery in the Southeast4111120UNINA