A Low Technology Approach to Understanding Fremont Ceramic Production

Summary

Unlike other regions of the American Southwest, many basic aspects of Fremont ceramic production have never been adequately explored, and many of the assumptions about the production process presented in the literature have never been rigorously tested. Low-technology analysis techniques such as re-firing can provide a simple and cost-effective way to begin exploring these processes and test assumptions made by past archaeologists. Re-firing Fremont ceramics has provided new information about the choices made during the production process of the two main types of Fremont painted wares, Snake Valley Black-on-gray and Ivie Creek Black-on-white, some of which contradict previous assumptions. This information includes clay sources, slip choices, and paint pigment composition. These data concerning the production process provide insights into the technological style of Fremont ceramics as well as the communities of practice that produced them.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21879