Integrative Approaches in Ceramic Petrography

Mary F. Ownby is the research petrographer at Desert Archaeology, Inc. and a research associate at the University of Arizona, USA.Isabelle C. Druc is a researcher in the Department of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Maria A. Masucci is professor of anthropology and director of the archaeology minor at Drew University, USA.

“Advances the field by providing an anthology of different methodologies and different geographical areas.”—Leslie G. Cecil, associate professor of Anthropology, Stephen F. Austin State University“This groundbreaking volume with 15 contributions by 28 authors demonstrates the resurgence of ceramic petrographic analysis. Diverse essays geographically span the American Southwest to northern China, and 5,000 BCE-19th century CE. The introduction and final chapter summarize the status of current research. Essential, authoritative and compelling, this anthology emphasizes methodologies and new investigations elucidating broader anthropological questions.”—Charles C. Kolb, artifact identification consultant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for the National Museum of Afghanistan