Ref ID:	26108
Ref Type:	Book Section in a Series
Authors:	Aronson, Meredith Skibo, James M. Stark, Miriam T.
Title:	Use technologies: an ethnoarchaeological study of Kalinga pottery
Date:	1991
Source:	Materials issues in art and archaeology II
Place of Publication:	Pittsburgh
Publisher:	Materials Research Society
Notes:	Symposium held April 17-21, 1990, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Abstract:	It is difficult to assess the relative importance of technical and non-technical factors in inferring modes of technological decision-making in prehistory. Examination of pottery use material and laboratory analysis demonstrates the importance of not only technical (physical properties or functional), but also behavioral or social aspects of technological choices. Kalinga consumers may select pots for functional superiority, or for reasons of village allegiance. Explaining the resulting pattern in the material record requires attention to both technical and behavioral aspects of the pottery technology.
Date Created:	7/4/2001
Editors:	Vandiver, P. B. Druzik, J. Wheeler, G. S.
Volume:	185
Page Start:	415
Page End:	428
Series Title:	Materials Research Society Proceedings