Published In
Ceramics in Circumpolar Prehistory: Technology, Lifeways and Cuisine
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
8-2017
Subjects
Hunting and gathering societies -- Arctic regions -- Case studies, Hunting and gathering societies -- Arctic regions -- Antiquities, Hunting and gathering societies -- Arctic regions -- Social life and customs, Indians of North America -- Material culture
Abstract
Chapter 7. The role of pottery in Arctic hunter-gatherer lifeways is analyzed through this investigation of how pottery procurement, production, use, and discard was incorporated into past hunter-gatherer seasonal activities. This case study highlights the complexity of making pottery at northern latitudes and the time investment, technological skill, and resources required of northern potters to resolve these challenges; mobility and environmental constraints unique to northern Alaska shape the character, production, and use of ceramic vessels.
Rights
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Circumpolar Ceramics: Pottery Technology and Culture in the Prehistoric Far North. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication.
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/circumpolar-ceramics/852706B7FA3791ED2A232A835FA48D77
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24598
Citation Details
Published as: Anderson, S. (2019). Ethnographic and Archaeological Perspectives on the Use Life of Northwest Alaskan Pottery. In P. Jordan & K. Gibbs (Eds.), Ceramics in Circumpolar Prehistory: Technology, Lifeways and Cuisine (Archaeology of the North, pp. 128-151). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316339374.007