The Fallacy of Whiteware
Author(s): Patrick H. Garrow
Year: 2016
Summary
The term "whiteware" is used in historical archaeology to denote refined ceramics with a whiter and denser body than pearlware that generally postdates ca. 1830. Some researchers restrict the use of the term to all later nineteenth century refined ceramics but ironstone and porcelain, while far too many in our field use the term to describe virtually all refined ceramics made after ca. 1830. This paper suggests that the use of the term "whiteware" has made dating sites or components after ca. 1830 very problematic, and presents an alternative method of analysis that allows for much better temporal control.
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The Fallacy of Whiteware. Patrick H. Garrow. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 435039)
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Keywords
General
cc ware
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Ceramics
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Whiteware
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
19th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 650