Social Dynamics of Ceramic Analysis: New Techniques and Interpretations: Papers in Honour of Charles C. Kolb: Papers in Honour of Charles C. Kolb

This volume celebrates and reveals the critical role of Charles C. Kolb in creating and sustaining the knowledge of ceramic studies through his work in writing, reviewing, and fostering an international and interdisciplinary climate of interaction for more than 25 years at the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The contributions in this volume testify to the enduring influence and value of Kolb's holistic vision to ceramic studies. As has so often been the case in these symposia on ceramics at the AAA, cross-cutting themes emerge from these contributions and unite them into a collection that is greater than the sum of its parts. Particularly prominent themes in the chapters of this volume include (1) the exploration of production and distribution patterns using a variety of physico- chemical techniques, (2) investigations of political economy as revealed in exchange patterns and decorative modes, and (3) the social dimensions of pottery production and ceramic traditions. Preface: A professional and personal view of Charles C. Kolb / Dean E. Arnold Ceramic Ecology XXVII: celebrating more than a quarter century of ceramic ecology / Sandra L. López Varela, Dean E. Arnold, and Christopher A. Pool Cross-cultural ceramic analysis: Albania and Yucatán in the Keck Lab at Millsaps College / Michael L. Galaty, George J. Bey III, and Timothy J. Ward Pottery, people, and pXRF: toward the development of compositional profiles for southeast mesoamerican ceramics / David Rafael McCormick and E. Christian Wells The conundrum of volcanic ash in the Maya lowlands, an essay in honor of Charlie Kolb and international and interdisciplinary ceramic ecology / Anabel Ford Investigating the production and circulation of pottery vessels in peripheral Tikal during the Classic Period / Kirk Damon Straight Of polychrome and politics in southern Veracruz, Mexico / Philip J. Arnold III Building landscapes of memory with pots: hermeneutic expressions of Tlaloc in a festivity of the Valley of Morelos, Mexico / Sandra L. López Varela and Daniel Aguilar Escobar Using traditional pottery as a tool for strengthening local cultural identity in Poland / Aleksandra Wierucka and Magdalena Sacha Clay griddles, analytical techniques, and heritage: an ethnoarchaeological perspective of economic development policies in Mexico / Sandra L. López Varela. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents PREFACE: A professional and personal view of Charles C. Kolb CHAPTER 1. Ceramic Ecology XXVII: Celebrating more than a Quarter Century of Ceramic Ecology CHAPTER 2. Cross-Cultural Ceramic Analysis: Albania and Yucatán in the Keck Lab at Millsaps College CHAPTER 3. Pottery, People, and pXRF: Toward the Development of Compositional Profiles for Southeast Mesoamerican Ceramics CHAPTER 4. The Conundrum of Volcanic Ash in the Maya Lowlands, an Essay in Honor of Charlie Kolband International and Interdisciplinary Ceramic Ecology CHAPTER 5. Investigating the Production and Circulation of Pottery Vessels in Peripheral Tikal during the Classic Period CHAPTER 6. Of Polychrome and Politics in Southern Veracruz, Mexico CHAPTER 7. Building Landscapes of Memory with Pots: Hermeneutic Expressions of Tlaloc in a Festivity of the Valley of Morelos, Mexico CHAPTER 8. Using Traditional Pottery as a Tool for Strengthening Local Cultural Identity in Poland CHAPTER 9. Clay Griddles, Analytical Techniques, and Heritage: an ethnoarchaeological Perspective of Economic Development Policies in Mexico