In A Universal Theory of Pottery Production, award-winning archaeologist Richard A. Krause presents an ethnographic account of pottery production based on archaeological evidence.Krause posits that the careful study of an archaeological site’s ceramics can be used to formulate a step-and-stage theory of pottery production for the area. Krause’s work suggests that by comparing the results of inquiries conducted at different sites and for different times, archaeologists may ...

Drawing on archeological and ethno-historical evidence, Irving Rouse sketches a picture of the Tainos—the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas—as they existed during the time of Columbus, contrasting their customs with those of their neighbors. He then moves backward in time to the ancestors of the Tainos—two successive groups who settled the West Indies and who are known to archeologists as the Saladoid peoples and the Ostionoid peoples. By reconstructing the ...

The Splendor That Was Egypt—Revised Edition Margaret by A. MurrayHow different would Western life be today had the civilization of ancient Egypt never existed? This excellent survey by a pioneering Egyptologist of the late nineteenth century provides astonishing answers to that question through an insightful exploration of Egyptian life and culture.Noted scholar and feminist Margaret A. Murray examines in detail such topics as food preparation, recreational pastimes, burial c...