04302nam 2200697 a 450 991095513350332120200520144314.097808708199190870819917(CKB)1000000000816216(SSID)ssj0000342992(PQKBManifestationID)11240356(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342992(PQKBWorkID)10289124(PQKB)11071306(MiAaPQ)EBC3039697(OCoLC)472414324(MdBmJHUP)muse4068(Au-PeEL)EBL3039697(CaPaEBR)ebr10333624(CaONFJC)MIL921512(Perlego)2031544(EXLCZ)99100000000081621620080729d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSocial change and the evolution of ceramic production and distribution in a Maya community /Dean E. Arnold1st ed.Boulder, Colo. University Press of Coloradoc2008xxx, 351 p. ill., mapsMesoamerican worldsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780870819230 0870819232 Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-343) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction -- 2: How Have the Population and Organization of Potters Changed? -- 3: How Have Demand and Consumption Changed? -- 4: How Has Distribution of the Pottery Changed?Chapterfour -- 5: How Has Clay Procurement Changed? -- 6: How Has Temper Procurement Changed? -- 7: How Has Composition of the Pottery Fabric Changed? -- 8: How Has the Forming Technology Changed? -- 9: How Has Firing Technology Changed? -- 10: Conclusion -- References Cited -- Index.How and why do ceramics and their production change through time? Social Change and the Evolution of Ceramic Production and Distribution in a Maya Community is a unique ethno-archaeological study that attempts to answer these questions by tracing social change among potters and changes in the production and distribution of their pottery in a the Mexican community of Ticul between 1965 and 1997. Dean E. Arnold made ten visits to Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico, witnessing the changes in transportation infrastructure, the use of piped water, and the development of tourist resorts. Even in this context of social change and changes in the demand for pottery, most of the potters in 1997 came from the families that had made pottery in 1965. This book traces changes and continuities in that population of potters, in the demand and distribution of pottery, and in the procurement of clay and temper, paste composition, forming, and firing. In this volume, Arnold bridges the gap between archaeology and ethnography, using his analysis of contemporary ceramic production and distribution to generate new theoretical explanations for archaeologists working with pottery from antiquity. When the descriptions and explanations of Arnold's findings in Ticul are placed in the context of the literature on craft specialization, a number of insights can be applied to the archaeological record that confirm, contradict, and nuance generalizations concerning the evolution of ceramic specialization. This book will be of special interest to anthropologists, archaeologists, and ethnographers. Mesoamerican worlds.Maya potteryMexicoTiculMaya potteryAnalysisMayasMexicoTiculSocial conditionsPottery industryMexicoTiculSocial changeMexicoTiculTicul (Mexico)Social conditionsMaya potteryMaya potteryAnalysis.MayasSocial conditions.Pottery industrySocial change972/.65Arnold Dean E.1942-1605764MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955133503321Social change and the evolution of ceramic production and distribution in a Maya community4365429UNINA