Making an Impression
The article discusses how the study of ancient finger and palm prints can identify potters from the ancient times. Topics covered include how print data can be used to model the age- and sex-specific patterns involved in ceramic production, the problem with application of dermatoglyphics to archaeol...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 34-37 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fingerprint-Verfahren
/ Ceramics
/ Dating
/ Archaeology (Motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
Archaeology
B ANCIENT pottery B DERMATOGLYPHICS B HUMAN fingerprints B PALMPRINTS |
| Summary: | The article discusses how the study of ancient finger and palm prints can identify potters from the ancient times. Topics covered include how print data can be used to model the age- and sex-specific patterns involved in ceramic production, the problem with application of dermatoglyphics to archaeology and how the use of fingerprints from pottery provided insights into the labor force involved in production and the learning of the craft. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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