Article
Pottery uniformity in a stratified society: An ethnoarchaeological perspective from the Gamo of southwest Ethiopia.
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Disciplines
Abstract
Previous research has shown that there are many factors, such as vessel type, size, and function, producer skill, and market systems, that can influence pottery standardization/uniformity. In this paper, I use ethnoarchaeology to explore how the social and economic organization of the Gamo living in southwestern Ethiopia affects uniformity of pottery form and decoration. I compare uniformity at the community level to test our assumptions regarding potter specialization associated with potters who are full-time craft specialists living in a complex and highly stratified, caste society. In conclusion, I argue that distribution (i.e., market and patron-client) impacts the uniformity of pottery morphology and decoration.
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Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 35, 106-116. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2014.04.003. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Academic Press
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Arthur, J.W. (2014). Pottery uniformity in a stratified society: An ethnoarchaeological perspective from the Gamo of southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 35, 106-116. doi: 10.1016/j.jaa.2014.04.003