Petrographic studies of Northwestern Plains ceramics

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dc.contributor.advisorKelley, David H.
dc.contributor.authorBower, Carolyn Jane
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dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T20:11:48Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T20:11:48Z
dc.date.issued1973
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 65-69.en
dc.description.abstractThe value of petrographic analysis as a tool for investigating ceramic ecology was outlined and its specific application to pottery from the Northwestern Plains was tested. Body sherds from surface collections and excavated sites in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana were examined petrographically. Eighty-three thin sections were analysed, using stratigraphically controlled material from the Morkin Site, DlPk 2, Alberta, as a base. It was determined that potters of the nomadic bison-hunting tribes adhered to a generalized ceramic technological tradition. The widespread use of alluvial clays and crushed granitic rock temper produced a soft porous pot adapted to cooking over an open fire. At the Morkin Site correlations existed between the surface finish of the pots and the raw materials used (specific types of clay and granitic temper).en
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dc.format.extentix, 159 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier82480856en
dc.identifier.citationBower, C. J. (1973). Petrographic studies of Northwestern Plains ceramics (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11844en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/11844
dc.identifier.lccE 78 N8 B68 1973en
dc.identifier.other82480856en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/13555
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccE 78 N8 B68 1973en
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Northwestern states
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Pottery
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Antiquities
dc.titlePetrographic studies of Northwestern Plains ceramics
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 166 82480856
ucalgary.thesis.notesPLen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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