Clive Orton (University College London), Michael Hughes (London British Museum)

Broschiertes Buch

Pottery in Archaeology

Beschreibung

This book explains the value of the study of pottery for the archaeologist. It shows how evidence about the production, trade and use of pottery can be obtained from a wide range of techniques, and gives practical advice about the initial study and archiving of excavated pottery. It is illuminated by case studies and backed up by an extensive bibliography.

Autor

Clive Orton is Emeritus Professor of Quantitative Archaeology at the University College London Institute of Archaeology. He has won the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Ralph Merrifield Award for service to London Archaeology and the British Archaeological Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a member of the Archaeology Data Service Management Committee, a member of the advisory board for the Journal of Quantitative Archaeology, the editor of London Archaeologist, a member of the editorial board for Archaeologia e Calcolatori, chairman of Southwark and Lambeth Archaeological Excavation Committee and chair of Gresham Ship Steering Committee. His most recent books include The Pottery from Medieval Novgorod and its Region (2006) and Sampling in Archaeology (2000).

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 688g
• ISBN-13: 9781107401303
• ISBN-10: 1107401305
• Artikelnr.: 36956128