A form and function study of precontact pottery from Atlantic Canada
Pottery is an ubiquitous feature of the Woodland period (c. 500 B.C. to A.D.1500) in northeastern North America. Mobile hunter-gatherer populations in this region used pottery containers despite their fragile nature. Although much work has been done on pottery design, vessel form and function are re...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:8674 2023-10-01T03:57:36+02:00 A form and function study of precontact pottery from Atlantic Canada Stapelfeldt, Kora 2009 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/8674/ https://research.library.mun.ca/8674/1/Stapelfeldt_Kora.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/8674/1/Stapelfeldt_Kora.pdf Stapelfeldt, Kora <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Stapelfeldt=3AKora=3A=3A.html> (2009) A form and function study of precontact pottery from Atlantic Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2009 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:47:00Z Pottery is an ubiquitous feature of the Woodland period (c. 500 B.C. to A.D.1500) in northeastern North America. Mobile hunter-gatherer populations in this region used pottery containers despite their fragile nature. Although much work has been done on pottery design, vessel form and function are regrettably under-studied due to the small number of vessels suitable for analysis. Through a detailed analysis of near-complete vessels and sizeable rim sherds from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Western Newfoundland we can begin to see variation in pottery form throughout time, as well as across the region. Once vessel form is established we can begin to address the issue of vessel function and gain a broader perspective as to how these pots were used. Although there is still much work to be done, this research can serve as a starting point to uncover more about the role(s) of pottery among precontact hunter-gatherer populations. Thesis Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada |
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Pottery is an ubiquitous feature of the Woodland period (c. 500 B.C. to A.D.1500) in northeastern North America. Mobile hunter-gatherer populations in this region used pottery containers despite their fragile nature. Although much work has been done on pottery design, vessel form and function are regrettably under-studied due to the small number of vessels suitable for analysis. Through a detailed analysis of near-complete vessels and sizeable rim sherds from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Western Newfoundland we can begin to see variation in pottery form throughout time, as well as across the region. Once vessel form is established we can begin to address the issue of vessel function and gain a broader perspective as to how these pots were used. Although there is still much work to be done, this research can serve as a starting point to uncover more about the role(s) of pottery among precontact hunter-gatherer populations. |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/8674/1/Stapelfeldt_Kora.pdf Stapelfeldt, Kora <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Stapelfeldt=3AKora=3A=3A.html> (2009) A form and function study of precontact pottery from Atlantic Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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