Pottery in Archaeology
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Authors: Orton, Clive (1948-); Tyers, Paul; and Vince, Alan (1952-2009)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub Date: 1995 (Third printing)
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair. Binding tight. No marks, tears, folds. Lower front cover corner has an approx. 1/4″ bend. Lower rear cover corner has been bumped, leaving an approx. 3″ bend to lower corner, and approx. 2″ bend to lower corners of pages 229-232. Scuffing, wear to rear cover. Edge wear.
Notes: All three authors specialize in European pottery (primarily Roman era), though they write this volume should be seen as an examination of global and historic pottery techniques and processes. “Shepard saw three phases : (i) the study of whole vessels as culture-objects; (ii) the study of sherds as dating evidence for stratigraphic sequences; and (iii) the study of pottery technology as a way of relating more closely to the potter…” (Page 3)
