The Formation of Ceramic Analytical Groups: Hopi Pottery Production and Exchange, A. C. 1300-1600

The formation of ceramic analytical groups based on compositional, technological, and stylistic analyses enables us to begin modeling the conditions of production and exchange that affected Hopi potters between A. C. 1300 and 1600. The present study indicates that intervillage and intravillage produ...

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Published in:Journal of field archaeology 1988-10, Vol.15 (3), p.317-337
Main Authors: Bishop, Ronald L., Canouts, Veletta, De Atley, Suzanne P., Qöyawayma, Alfred, Aikins, C. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Art pottery
Ceramic materials
Colors
Field archaeology
Mesas
Music analysis
Pottery
Provenience
Special Studies
Yellowware
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Summary:The formation of ceramic analytical groups based on compositional, technological, and stylistic analyses enables us to begin modeling the conditions of production and exchange that affected Hopi potters between A. C. 1300 and 1600. The present study indicates that intervillage and intravillage production units can be isolated for pueblos located on adjacent mesas in NE Arizona. Exchange of vessels between sites on and off the Hopi mesas suggests directionality, but there is little direct evidence that bears on hypothesized intervillage alliances of either potters' groups, kin groups, or elites.
ISSN:0093-4690
DOI:10.2307/530312