Traditional Southwestern pottery is beautiful but it is also sophisticated in function and technology. Ceramic vessels are part of all aspects of daily life, reflecting practical needs as well as social and cultural values. Archaeologists are able to make sense of the variety of pottery from past to present through principles of ceramic ecology. This talk will explore the intersection of ceramic resources, technologies, history and culture.
Dr. Eric Blinman joined the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies in 1988 and became the director in2006. His training started in high school and continued at UC Berkeley before adding graduate degrees from Washington State University. In 1977, the results of his research on pollen providing clues to the environmental effects of ancient volcanic ashfalls bliwas published in Science (he claims the trajectory of his career went south after that). However, his range of interests is vast and extends from yucca fiber textiles to sumac coiled basketry.
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