A Petrographic Analysis of Black Mesa, Arizona Ceramics

Description

Author: Garrett, Elizabeth M.

Publisher: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Pub Date:  1980

Binding: Paperback (comb binding)

Condition: Fair.  Comb binding tight.  No missing or broken teeth.  No folds.  Mid-front cover at recto edge has an approx. half-dollar size area where a tag or label may have been peeled off, leaving that area discolored and “ragged”.   Wear to holes where comb binding meets front cover (top hole torn).  Upper front cover edge worn.  Foxing to front cover comb edge.  Upper rear cover corner at spine head torn, missing small chip.  Wear to comb edge.  Previous owner’s name in ink on upper corner title page.  Edge and corner wear.

Notes:  Garrett’s Masters (?) thesis.  “Seven ceramic types from excavated Anasazi sites on Black Mesa were examined petrographically in order: (1) to obtain an accurate description of the geologic tempering material: (2) to determine if specific ceramic types from Black Mesa and the surrounding area share a common area of manufacture; and (3) to compare the tempering material in the ceramics with the mineralogical components in the Wepo and Toreva Formations in order to determine if the ceramic items contain locally available material….non-locally available material suggesting manufacture elsewhere, and from which can be inferred the presence of an organized exchange network.” (From the Introduction).  VERY RARE.  No other copies available for sale, and held in only 8 libraries.