Ancient Engineering : Selective Ceramic Processing in the Middle Balsas Region of Guerrero, Mexico.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (370 pages)
- Paris Monographs in American Archaeology Series ; v.48 .
- Paris Monographs in American Archaeology Series .
Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Title Page -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Bibliography -- Appendices.
This volume has two main objectives: establishing a chronology of the Middle Balsas and detailing the region's pottery production methods. The author posits that pottery intended for different functions was often deliberately made and/or decorated in ways that were chosen to make the vessels more appropriate for their intended functions.