Temper mixture models and assessing ceramic complexity in the emerging Tarascan state

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3195-3207

  Hirshman, Amy J ^a   Ferguson, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic analysis; Neutron activation analysis; Prehispanic Tarascan state; Temper

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

LAKE PATZCUARO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN;

EID: 84864380632     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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