Households at Work: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Variation in Ceramic Production in North India. (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Varma, Supriya; Menon, Jaya
• Is Part Of: Ethnoarchaeology. Volume 9:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 29
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: ethnoarchaeology -- ceramic production -- organization of production -- rural and urban households -- North India; Ethnoarchaeology -- Periodicals; 930.1
• DOI: 10.1080/19442890.2017.1278862
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-2890

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This ethnoarchaeological study, carried out in the Upper Ganga Plains of North India, contributes to our understanding of the variation that exists in the organization of household ceramic production. The paper describes techniques, tools and facilities; division of work/tasks; location of production; range of products; differences in the scale and intensity of production between rural and urban households; and interweaves the archaeological implications in relation to the locus of production, scale, intensity and specialization.