publication . Article . 1994

Ford revisited: A critical review of the chronology and relationships of the earliest ceramic complexes in the New World, 6000-1500 B.C.

Name: Ford revisited: A critical review of the chronology and relationships of the earliest ceramic complexes in the New World, 6000-1500 B.C.
Creator: John W. Hoopes
Keywords: Archaeology, General Arts and Humanities

John W. Hoopes;

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Published: 01 Mar 1994

Summary

Abstract

In 1969, Ford offered a comprehensive model for the diffusion of ceramic production and Formative lifeways in the New World. Although criticized as simplistic, it was echoed by other “unitary” models, such as Lathrap's spread of Tropical Forest culture outward from a lowland South American hearth. Radiocarbon dates suggest that the earliest American pottery appears in the Amazon basin as early as 6000 B.C. However, there is little support for an “ex Amazonas lux” spread of pottery technology. Diffusionary models predict early complexes will resemble one another at first and then diverge over time, but comparative analysis reveals substantial variability even at ...

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doi: 10.1007/bf02221836

Subjects

free text keywords: Archaeology, General Arts and Humanities, Mesoamerica, Time level, Pottery, Radiocarbon dating, law.invention, law, Geology, Hearth, Panama, Chronology, Tropical forest

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