Page 20. Society for Applied Anthropology 20 The Old Main Project By James M. Skibo [ jmskibo@ il... more Page 20. Society for Applied Anthropology 20 The Old Main Project By James M. Skibo [ jmskibo@ ilstu. edu] and Gina L. Hunter [glhunt2@ ilstu. edu] Professors of Anthropology Illinois State University he―Old Main Project ...
People and Things: A Performance-Based Theory.- Behavior, Selection, Agency, Practice, and Beyond... more People and Things: A Performance-Based Theory.- Behavior, Selection, Agency, Practice, and Beyond.- The Origins of Pottery on the Colorado Plateau.- Smudge Pits and Hide Smoking.- The Devil is in the Details.- Ritual Performance: Ball Courts and Religious Interaction.- Social Theory and History in Behavioral Archaeology: Gender, Social Class, and the Demise of the Early Electric Car.- Studying Technological Differentiation.
Abstract Why was pottery developed and adopted? Food residues on ceramic material from three site... more Abstract Why was pottery developed and adopted? Food residues on ceramic material from three sites in the Upper Great Lakes region of North America suggest that there is no single answer, and contradict previous indications that pottery was created for the ritual processing of fish oil. Samples from two sites showed evidence of both plant and animal remains, but no fish oils were detected, even for the site believed to be a fishing camp. Nut oils dominated for the third site, being present on both fire-cracked rocks and pottery, and were suggestive of an acorn-rendering process. All of the vessels were ideally suited to slow simmering, but it seems that their applications were diverse.
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, 1992
Beginning in 1973, the Kalinga became the focus of a long-term ethnoarchaeological study (Longacr... more Beginning in 1973, the Kalinga became the focus of a long-term ethnoarchaeological study (Longacre 1974). Longacre made a yearlong study in 1975–1976 and again during 1987–1988 with a field team from the University of Arizona and the University of the Philippines. (For a discussion of Kalinga ethnoarchaeological research, see Graves 1981, 1985, 1991; Longacre 1974, 1981, 1985, 1991b; Longacre and Skibo n.d.; Longacre et al. 1991; Stark 1991.)
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, 1992
The previous chapter defined ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology and discussed their re... more The previous chapter defined ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology and discussed their relationship to archaeological inference. This chapter outlines the role of pottery use-alteration studies in archaeology, focusing on how they can be employed to determine technofunction. Research of pottery technofunction focuses on two different components of pottery utilization: intended and actual use. Recent work in each area is reviewed, and it is argued that research that reconstructs how pottery was actually used, principally through use-alteration analysis, provides the best information for reconstructing past activity. The final section of the chapter outlines a framework for pottery use alteration. Drawing on lithic use-wear research, this framework incorporates all forms of ceramic alteration (use- and nonuse-related) from pottery manufacture through archaeological recovery.
... Stanislawski (1973) for example, used research among the Hopi-Tewa to suggest that other mode... more ... Stanislawski (1973) for example, used research among the Hopi-Tewa to suggest that other modes of design-style transmission from one ... Nancy and Edita Sugao, Judith Sagayo, Iya Lubuagon, Thomasa Dawagon, and John and Delia Sawil (Guina-ang); and Ben Blaza (Ableg). ...
ABSTRACT The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to th... more ABSTRACT The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to the greater Eastern Woodlands. Recent organic residue analyses suggest that the earliest pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region was likely used to process acorns. Through experimental means using temperature as a proxy, this paper evaluates the efficacy of leaching tannins from acorns by comparing two regionally available cooking technologies: stone boiling versus simmering in a ceramic vessel. Our results indicate that tannins can be more effectively leached at simmering temperatures like those provided by ceramic vessels. At boiling temperatures, tannins are irreversibly bound to the acorn starches, rendering the nutmeat inedible in further processing. While there are a number of reasons to adopt and use pottery, it appears that processing acorns may be another important addition to this growing list.
... and Strategies of Knowledge Formation in American Archaeology 40 ALAN P. SULLIVAN III 4 Some ... more ... and Strategies of Knowledge Formation in American Archaeology 40 ALAN P. SULLIVAN III 4 Some Thoughts on the Archaeological Study of Social Organization 57 MICHAEL BRIAN SCHIFFER 5 Smudge Pits and Hide Smoking Revisited 72 JAMES M. SKIBO, JOHN G ...
Page 20. Society for Applied Anthropology 20 The Old Main Project By James M. Skibo [ jmskibo@ il... more Page 20. Society for Applied Anthropology 20 The Old Main Project By James M. Skibo [ jmskibo@ ilstu. edu] and Gina L. Hunter [glhunt2@ ilstu. edu] Professors of Anthropology Illinois State University he―Old Main Project ...
People and Things: A Performance-Based Theory.- Behavior, Selection, Agency, Practice, and Beyond... more People and Things: A Performance-Based Theory.- Behavior, Selection, Agency, Practice, and Beyond.- The Origins of Pottery on the Colorado Plateau.- Smudge Pits and Hide Smoking.- The Devil is in the Details.- Ritual Performance: Ball Courts and Religious Interaction.- Social Theory and History in Behavioral Archaeology: Gender, Social Class, and the Demise of the Early Electric Car.- Studying Technological Differentiation.
Abstract Why was pottery developed and adopted? Food residues on ceramic material from three site... more Abstract Why was pottery developed and adopted? Food residues on ceramic material from three sites in the Upper Great Lakes region of North America suggest that there is no single answer, and contradict previous indications that pottery was created for the ritual processing of fish oil. Samples from two sites showed evidence of both plant and animal remains, but no fish oils were detected, even for the site believed to be a fishing camp. Nut oils dominated for the third site, being present on both fire-cracked rocks and pottery, and were suggestive of an acorn-rendering process. All of the vessels were ideally suited to slow simmering, but it seems that their applications were diverse.
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, 1992
Beginning in 1973, the Kalinga became the focus of a long-term ethnoarchaeological study (Longacr... more Beginning in 1973, the Kalinga became the focus of a long-term ethnoarchaeological study (Longacre 1974). Longacre made a yearlong study in 1975–1976 and again during 1987–1988 with a field team from the University of Arizona and the University of the Philippines. (For a discussion of Kalinga ethnoarchaeological research, see Graves 1981, 1985, 1991; Longacre 1974, 1981, 1985, 1991b; Longacre and Skibo n.d.; Longacre et al. 1991; Stark 1991.)
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, 1992
The previous chapter defined ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology and discussed their re... more The previous chapter defined ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology and discussed their relationship to archaeological inference. This chapter outlines the role of pottery use-alteration studies in archaeology, focusing on how they can be employed to determine technofunction. Research of pottery technofunction focuses on two different components of pottery utilization: intended and actual use. Recent work in each area is reviewed, and it is argued that research that reconstructs how pottery was actually used, principally through use-alteration analysis, provides the best information for reconstructing past activity. The final section of the chapter outlines a framework for pottery use alteration. Drawing on lithic use-wear research, this framework incorporates all forms of ceramic alteration (use- and nonuse-related) from pottery manufacture through archaeological recovery.
... Stanislawski (1973) for example, used research among the Hopi-Tewa to suggest that other mode... more ... Stanislawski (1973) for example, used research among the Hopi-Tewa to suggest that other modes of design-style transmission from one ... Nancy and Edita Sugao, Judith Sagayo, Iya Lubuagon, Thomasa Dawagon, and John and Delia Sawil (Guina-ang); and Ben Blaza (Ableg). ...
ABSTRACT The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to th... more ABSTRACT The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to the greater Eastern Woodlands. Recent organic residue analyses suggest that the earliest pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region was likely used to process acorns. Through experimental means using temperature as a proxy, this paper evaluates the efficacy of leaching tannins from acorns by comparing two regionally available cooking technologies: stone boiling versus simmering in a ceramic vessel. Our results indicate that tannins can be more effectively leached at simmering temperatures like those provided by ceramic vessels. At boiling temperatures, tannins are irreversibly bound to the acorn starches, rendering the nutmeat inedible in further processing. While there are a number of reasons to adopt and use pottery, it appears that processing acorns may be another important addition to this growing list.
... and Strategies of Knowledge Formation in American Archaeology 40 ALAN P. SULLIVAN III 4 Some ... more ... and Strategies of Knowledge Formation in American Archaeology 40 ALAN P. SULLIVAN III 4 Some Thoughts on the Archaeological Study of Social Organization 57 MICHAEL BRIAN SCHIFFER 5 Smudge Pits and Hide Smoking Revisited 72 JAMES M. SKIBO, JOHN G ...
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