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Ceramic Longevity and Archaeological Interpretation: An Example from the Upper Ucayali, Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Warren R. Deboer
Warren R. Deboer*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Queens College, Cuny
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Abstract

The differential longevity of ceramic vessel forms affects the frequencies of these forms in an archaeological midden. The observed frequencies of modern Conibo vessel forms in use are projected into the archaeological record and the results are compared to the frequencies of antecedent forms from archaeological sites on the Upper Ucayali. Some of the variables, other than differential longevity, needed to account for the differing frequencies are discussed. The utility of longevity data for estimating the population needed to produce an archaeological midden is also explored.

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American Antiquity , Volume 39 , Issue 2Part1 , April 1974 , pp. 335 - 343
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1974

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