Ceramic tradition in the African forest: Characterisation analysis of ancient and modern pottery from Ituri, D.R. Congo

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-182

  Mercader, Julio ^a   Garcia Heras, Manuel ^b   Gonzalez Alvarez, Ignacio ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

D.R. Congo; Hunter gatherer farmer interaction; Ituri rainforest; Pottery; Thin section; X.R.D.

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUNTER-GATHERER; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 0034083693     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0455     Document Type: Article

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