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...
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Soc.
2021
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
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| 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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