The Ceramic legacy of Anna O. Shepard
By: edited by Ronald L. Bishop and Frederick W. Lange.
Contributors: Bishop, Ronald L.; Lange, Frederick W., 1944-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Niwot, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
Subjects: Shepard, Anna Osler, 1903-; Pottery -- Analysis; Indian pottery -- Southwest, New; Indian pottery -- Central America
Description: "Revised papers from a 1988 conference on the history of ceramic technology in archaeology. Part I examines Shepard's research, covering her contributions to Mesoamerican archaeology. Part II deals with current issues, including a discussion of Mesoamerican Plumbate Ware. Part III concludes with an assessment. In addition to valuable historical analysis, important theoretical and methodological issues are addressed"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-459) and index.
Revised papers presented at a conference held at the University of Colorado at Boulder in November 1988.