Specialization of ceramic production: A sherd assemblage based analytic perspective

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-277

  Hirshman, Amy J ^a   Lovis, William A ^b   Pollard, Helen P ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological assemblage; Cluster analysis; Organization of ceramic production; Tarascan state

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954761396     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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