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Pottery Invention and Innovation in East Asia and the Near East

Gibbs, Kevin·2015·Cambridge Archaeological Journal
DOI 10.1017/s0959774314001139
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The invention of ceramic objects made from fire-hardened clay represents an important and early step in the development of pyrotechnology. This paper examines pottery invention and innovation by hunter-gatherers in East Asia and by farmers in the Near East to examine how prehistoric communities in different socio-economic systems came to rely heavily on fired-clay containers. Drawing on advances in archaeological science, it examines from a comparative perspective early pottery's broader entanglements related to technology and use and argues that early pottery production by farmers in the Near East can be viewed as a process of innovation in a longer tradition of container technology, while the first hunter-gatherer pottery production in East Asia provides a better case for independent invention.

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Authors
Gibbs, K.
Venue
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2015-02
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
339-351
ISSN
  • 0959-7743
  • 1474-0540
DOI
10.1017/s0959774314001139
Cited by
39
References
1
Language
en
Licence
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