Technological changes in prehistoric ceramics from Eastern Puerto Rico: An exploratory study

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 497-504

  Curet, L Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean prehistory; Cedrosan saladoid; Ceramic age; Chican ostionoid; Density; Elenan ostionoid; Equivalent temperatures; Petrography; Porosity; Pottery; Technological analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042261908     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0133     Document Type: Article

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