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Ceramics for the archaeologist

Anna O. Shepard

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This book describes the chemical and physical characteristics of ceramic materials and processes and evaluates methods of analysis and description in terms of archaeological objectives. Sections are devoted to the composition, sources and properties of ceramic materials, the techniques of prewheel potters, methods of analysis and description, and problems of pottery classification. Glossary and bibliography. -- ICCROM

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This book describes the chemical and physical characteristics of ceramic materials and processes and evaluates methods of analysis and description in terms of archaeological objectives. Sections are devoted to the composition, sources and properties of ceramic materials, the techniques of prewheel potters, methods of analysis and description, and problems of pottery classification. Glossary and bibliography. -- ICCROM

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This book describes the chemical and physical characteristics of ceramic materials and processes and evaluates methods of analysis and description in terms of archaeological objectives. Sections are devoted to the composition, sources and properties of ceramic materials, the techniques of prewheel potters, methods of analysis and description, and problems of pottery classification. Glossary and bibliography. -- ICCROM

Key concepts: Pottery, Glossary, Archaeology, Ceramic, History, Engineering, Geography, Materials science

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