TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in ceramic radiography and analysis
T2 - Applications and potentials
AU - Carr, Christopher
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements I wish to thank the Ohio Historical Center (Columbus) for providing the Woodland ceramics upon which the reported research is based and ample laboratory space and facilities. Battelle Research Laboratories (Columbus, OH) and Washington Regional Medical Center (Fayetteville, AR) graciously allowed the use of their X-ray facilities. Roger Hyatt of Battelle sponsored my research programme with them and was a source of many stimulating ideas. Tom Gruber and Floyd Brown of Battelle served as radiographic technicians and helped to guide the development of radiographic procedures. Martha Otto and Brad Baker of the Ohio Historical Center and many other Ohio archaeologists supported this work in innumerable ways over the past 6 years. Jean-Christophe Komorowsky of Arizona State University made the blind tests of radiographic mineral identification. David Braun, James Stoltman, and one. anonymous reviewer provided many helpful comments on previous drafts of this manuscript. I appreciate the funds that were provided by the National Science Foundation (BSN-8604544) Battelle Columbus Laboratories, the Ohio Historical Center, the Arizona State University Faculty Grant-In-Aid Program (420644), the ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1987 and 1988 Summer Research Award Programs, the Department of Anthropology at ASU, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1990/1
Y1 - 1990/1
N2 - X-radiography can be used to study a variety of features of archaeological ceramics in order to solve a broad range of archaeological and anthropological problems. Many of these have only recently become possible with improvements in ceramic radiographic methods. Hidden features that can be detected radiographically include coils, slabs, and their size, morphology, and methods of joining; the material type, approximate mineralogy, size, density, and orientation of aplastic inclusions or voids; fracture systems; paste texture; and hidden vessel parts. Under certain conditions, these features can be used to sort sherds by their vessels of origin, to identify the primary and secondary methods of vessel manufacture, to assess vessel function, to complement petrography when identifying and sourcing trade vessels; and to identify post-depositional alterations. Both the basic data and inferred identities can be useful when reconstructing learning pools, vessel trade networks, and settlement functions; when estimating site occupation spans, population levels, frequencies of vessel trade, and stylistic-based measures of social interaction; and when building chronometric models of ceramic technological change. Bridging arguments that integrate X-radiographic methods, data, and some theoretical agendas of archaeology are made explicit.
AB - X-radiography can be used to study a variety of features of archaeological ceramics in order to solve a broad range of archaeological and anthropological problems. Many of these have only recently become possible with improvements in ceramic radiographic methods. Hidden features that can be detected radiographically include coils, slabs, and their size, morphology, and methods of joining; the material type, approximate mineralogy, size, density, and orientation of aplastic inclusions or voids; fracture systems; paste texture; and hidden vessel parts. Under certain conditions, these features can be used to sort sherds by their vessels of origin, to identify the primary and secondary methods of vessel manufacture, to assess vessel function, to complement petrography when identifying and sourcing trade vessels; and to identify post-depositional alterations. Both the basic data and inferred identities can be useful when reconstructing learning pools, vessel trade networks, and settlement functions; when estimating site occupation spans, population levels, frequencies of vessel trade, and stylistic-based measures of social interaction; and when building chronometric models of ceramic technological change. Bridging arguments that integrate X-radiographic methods, data, and some theoretical agendas of archaeology are made explicit.
KW - Behavioural Archaeology
KW - Ceramic Exchange
KW - Ceramic Style
KW - Ceramic Technology
KW - Radiography
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U2 - 10.1016/0305-4403(90)90013-U
DO - 10.1016/0305-4403(90)90013-U
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041462617
SN - 0305-4403
VL - 17
SP - 13
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
IS - 1
ER -