On the origins of pottery

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-54

  Rice, Prudence M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic technology; Complex hunter gatherers; Intensification; Pottery origins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009851250     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022924709609     Document Type: Review

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