Low-fired earthenwares in the African diaspora: Problems and prospects

International Journal of Historical Archeology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-98

  Hauser, Mark W ^a   DeCorse, Christopher R ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean ceramics; Cultural continuity and change; Low fired earthenwares

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CERAMICS; DIASPORA; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MATERIAL CULTURE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037985321     PISSN: 10927697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023279320141     Document Type: Article

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