Technical choice in pottery production : a west Mexican example

• Main Author: Meanwell, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lauren)
• Other Authors: Dorothy Hosler.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science and Engineering.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114091

Thesis: S.B. in Archaeology and Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2001. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (page 69). === This thesis identifies the pottery engineering techniques of ancient Mexican potters from the site of La Queseria in the Balsas depression of Guerrero. I used data from petrography, geologic maps, clays from the area, x-ray diffraction and mechanical testing to determine whether these potters were using different clays for different functional designs. I determined that the potters used local clay for all pots, that some relation exists between the function of the pot and its material and processing technology, and that hence these potters were engineering their pottery. === by Jennifer L. Meanwell. === S.B. in Archaeology and Materials