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UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Ceramics; Firing (Ceramics); Moapa Gray Ware; Nevada – Moapa Valley; Olivine; Pueblo pottery; Puebloan; Sand; Tempering; Virgin Branch Puebloan
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An Evaluation Of The Performance Characteristics Of Olivine Temper In Pueblo Ii Virgin River Puebloan Ceramics, Sharlyn Anderson
An Evaluation Of The Performance Characteristics Of Olivine Temper In Pueblo Ii Virgin River Puebloan Ceramics, Sharlyn Anderson
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of this study is to examine the technological properties of the three dominant temper types - olivine, sand, and sherd - used by the Virgin Branch Puebloan during the Pueblo II era (AD 1000-1500) to explain the high proportion of Moapa Gray Ware traded to the Moapa Valley at that time. The research is guided by the hypothesis that olivine tempered pottery - or Moapa Gray Ware - possessed superior technological qualities than locally made wares, and that these qualities fueled the demand of Moapa Gray Ware ceramics.
This thesis evaluates one possibility for explaining the transportation of …