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An Instance of Rapid Ceramic Change in the American Southwest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Barbara K. Montgomery  and
J. Jefferson Reid
Barbara K. Montgomery
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
J. Jefferson Reid
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

Rapid replacement of Cibola Whiteware bowls by Roosevelt Redware bowls is documented at Chodistaas, an 18-room pueblo ruin in the American Southwest occupied from A.D. 1263 until its burning in the 1290s. This example from prehistory illustrates how controlling for formation-process variability enhances estimates of the rate of ceramic change. The Chodistaas case underscores the importance of the prehistoric record for understanding the intricate relation between ceramic variability and past behavior and for contributing to the development of ceramic theory.

Résumé

Résumé

El rápido reemplazo de cuencos de cerámica blanca Cibola por cuencos de cerámica roja Roosevelt se halla documentado en Chodistaas, un Pueblo de 18 habitaciones en el sudoeste norteamericano, ocupado desde 1263 D.C. hasta alrededor de 1290 D.C., cuando fue destruído por el fuego. Este ejemplo prehistórico ilustra cómo el control de la variabilidad en los procesos de formacíon del contexto arqueológico realza las estimaciónes de la rapidéz en que occurre el cambio cerámico. El caso de Chodistaas enfatiza la importancia del registro arqueológico para comprender la intrincada relacóon entre la variabilidad cerámica y la conducta pasada, y para contribuir al desarrollo de la teoría cerámica.

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American Antiquity , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 88 - 97
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1990

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