Ceramic production, consumption and exchange in the Banda area, Ghana: Insights from compositional analyses

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 363-381

  Stahl, Ann B ^a   Dores Cruz, Maria das ^b   Neff, Hector ^c   Glascock, Michael D ^d   Speakman, Robert J ^e   Giles, Bretton ^f   Smith, Leith ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic production; Compositional analysis; consumption; Exchange; Ghana; Laser ablation; Neutron activation; Petrography; Pottery; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849160027     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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