Abstract
Large collections of ethnographic ceramics created over multiyear periods of intensive collecting provide a way to bridge discrepancies between the temporal scales of ethnographic studies based on single field visits and archaeological analyses of assemblages accumulated over much longer periods of time. The Smithsonian's Stevenson collections of Zuni ceramics, consisting of 3500 vessels, were assembled in three intensive field seasons over a 6-year period. They are particularly useful for addressing questions about rates of stylistic change and the relative use-lives of vessel forms and sizes with known ethnographic functions.
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Hardin, M.A., Mills, B.J. The Social and Historical Context of Short-Term Stylistic Replacement: A Zuni Case Study. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 7, 139–163 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026554403077
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