Pottery & Ceramics

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A Contribution to the Archaeology of the Upper Kuskokwim

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlene Craft LeFebre
American Antiquity, vol. 21, no. 3, January 1956, pp. 268-274
Describes similarities of obsedian knives, adzes and pottery between this site and others in the Athabaskan territory found by de Laguna and Rainey.
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Dating Pawnee Sites by the Ceramic Formula Method

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger T. Grange Jr.
World Archaeology, vol. 15, no. 3, February 1984, pp. 274-293
Ceramic style of dating technique, used in Europe, is applied to Pawnee pottery to assist in analysis.
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Deciphering Compositional Patterning in Plainware Ceramics From Late Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Sites in the Peninsular Ranges, San Diego County, California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick S. Quinn
Margie M. Burton
David Broughton
Sophie Van Heymbeeck
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 4, October 2013, pp. 779-789
Compares previously looked at ceramics and field samples to three distinctive compositional groups and suggests cultural processes that may have contributed.
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Design Analysis of Painted Pottery

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patty Jo Watson
American Antiquity, vol. 42, no. 3, July 1977, pp. 381-393
Discussion of pottery analysis and its use among current groups and societies.
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The Effects of Thermal and Oxidative Degradation on the Fatty Acid Composition of Food Plants and Animals of Western Canada: Implications for the Identification of Archaeological Vessel Residues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary E. Malainey
R. Przybylski
B. L. Sherriff
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 26, no. 1, 1999, pp. 95-103
Looks at nineteen experimental cooking residues that were prepared in replica cooking pots from meat, fish and plants used as food by the Natives of Western Canada.
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The Ellis Landing Shellmound

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.7, no.5
E-Books
Author/Creator
N. C. Nelson
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 7, (pp357-426).
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The Enigma of Saskatchewan Blackduck: Pottery from the Hanson (FgNi-50) and Hokness (FgNi-51) Sites

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Margaret Hanna
Doug Frey
Midcontinental Journal of Archeology, vol. 24, no. 2, Fall, 1999, pp. 153-?
Describes shards found in the Birch Hills - Muskoday area, compares them to pottery of the east and southeast and proposes a cultural context for their uncommon occurrence in southern Saskatchewan.
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Excavations at El Arbolillo

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 35, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.35 (p.137-279).
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Excavations at Gualupita

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 35, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzannah B. Vaillant
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.35 (p.[1]-135).
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Excavations at La Mata, Maracay, Venezuela

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 36, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. C. Bennett
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.36 (p.69-137).
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Excavations at Tiahuanaco

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 34, pt. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. C. Bennett
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 34 (p. 359-492, 34 text figures)
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Excavations at Ticoman

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 32, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.32 (p.199-432).
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Excavations at Zacatenco

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 32, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.32 (p.3-197).
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Excavations in Bolivia

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 35, pt. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. C. Bennett
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.35 (p.329-507).
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Exhibition Review: The National Museum of the American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Bloom
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 327-338
Overview of museum which opened its doors on September 21, 2004 and contains over 800,000 objects. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
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Faceted Inuit-European Contact in Southern Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne P. Stopp
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 63-89
Comments on the archaeological evidence from three sites that identifies Inuit response to European presence.
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The Fatty Acid Composition of Native Food Plants and

Animals of Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary E. Malainey
R. Przybylski
B. L. Sherriff
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 26, no. 1, 1999, pp. 83-94
Looks at a collection of more than 130 native food plants and animals from Western Canada to help with the identification of residues absorbed into the walls of Late Precontact vessels.
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Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Site contains links to Indigenous historical and contemporary material drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's artifact and archival collections including thousands of photographs.
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Gather Around This Pot …

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jean-Luc Pilon
Provides information about aboriginal ceramics and pottery-making. Includes links to a virtual exhibition, pottery-making techniques, and conservation.
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Glimpses of Atlantic Canada's Past

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David L. Keenlyside
Describes tools and changing technologies found at the Debert site and other prehistoric maritime sites.
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Identified Indian Objects: An Examination of Category

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca S. Hernandez
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, 2007, pp. 121-140
Examines the use of language in the identification of Native American artifacts and the stereotypes that are perpetuated by their usage.
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Indian Notes [Vol. 7, no. 4, October, 1930]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank G. Speck
Reginald Pelham Bolton
William C. Orchard
Gladys Tantaquidgeon
Rudolf Schuller ... [et al.]
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Numerous articles on various topics including notes on the nation of the Mistassini and a report on a visit to a Chert quarry.
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Intriguing Archaeological Find Made At Wanuskewin

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 6, July 1993, p. 3
Dr. Ernie Walker, University of Saskatchewan, directs archaeological students at a new site named Thundercloud where a clay gaming disk was uncovered in 1993.
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The Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 37-62
Summarizes research that suggests year-round occupation in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Kichi Sibi

Alternate Title
Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region's Ancient History
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Site traces the Ottawa Valley's ancient history through artifacts found at archaeological sites in the region.
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