Fire effects on prehistoric ceramics [Chapter 3]

Trisha Rude; Anne Trinkle Jones

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Fire effects on prehistoric ceramics [Chapter 3]

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Trisha Rude, Anne Trinkle Jones

Year:

2012

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Ryan, Kevin C.; Jones, Ann Trinkle; Koerner, Cassandra L.; Lee, Kristine M., tech. eds. Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on cultural resources and archaeology. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 3. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 85-96.

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Abstract

In North America, prehistoric pottery is primarily earthenware (a porous ceramic, fired at a relatively low temperature). It is not glass-like or dense like other kinds of pottery such as stoneware and porcelain (see chapter 6).

Parent Publication

Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on cultural resources and archaeology

Keywords

cultural resources, heritage resources, archaeology, fire regime, fire environment, fuels management, fire management, fire planning, wildfire, prescribed fire, First-Order fire effects, Second-Order fire effects, Third-Order fire effects, Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER), fire severity, traditional cultural knowledge (TKE), cultural landscapes

Citation

Rude, Trisha; Jones, Anne Trinkle. 2012. Fire effects on prehistoric ceramics [Chapter 3]. In: Ryan, Kevin C.; Jones, Ann Trinkle; Koerner, Cassandra L.; Lee, Kristine M., tech. eds. Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on cultural resources and archaeology. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 3. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 85-96.