{"product_id":"a-universal-theory-of-pottery-richard-a-krause-9780817318987","title":"A Universal Theory of Pottery Production: Irving Rouse, Attributes, Modes, and Ethnography","description":"In \u003ci\u003eA Universal Theory of Pottery Production\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning archaeologist Richard A. Krause presents an ethnographic account of pottery production based on archaeological evidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Krause posits that the careful study of an archaeological site's ceramics can be used to formulate a step-and-stage theory of pottery production for the area. Krause's work suggests that by comparing the results of inquiries conducted at different sites and for different times, archaeologists may be able to create a general ethnographic theory of pottery production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Krause demonstrates this process through a comprehensive analysis of potsherds from the highly stratified Puerto Rican site of Paso del Indio. He first provides a comprehensive explanation of the archaeological concepts of attribute, mode, feature, association, site, analysis, and classification. Using these seven concepts, he categorizes the production and decorative techniques in the Paso del Indio site. Krause then applies the concept of \"focal form vessels\" to the site's largest fragments to test his step-and-stage theory of production against the evidence they provide. Finally, he assigns the ceramics at Paso del Indio to previously discussed potting traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unlike other books on the subject that use statistical methods to frame basic archaeological concepts, Krause approaches these topics from the perspective of epistemology and the explicatory practices of empirical science. In \u003ci\u003eA Universal Theory of Pottery Production\u003c\/i\u003e Krause offers much of interest to North American, Caribbean, and South American archaeologists interested in the manufacture, decoration, and classification of prehistoric pottery, as well as for archaeologists interested in archaeological theory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard A. Krause\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817318984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817318987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Richard A. Krause","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065185480959,"sku":"9780817318987","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ebddc98-54c2-4426-bc26-7dd205d99e81.jpg?v=1768673557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-universal-theory-of-pottery-richard-a-krause-9780817318987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}