45419
Accession Number
19015
Editor
Wertime, Theodore A.; Wertime, Steven F.
Title Of Article Chaper
14. Pyrotechnology and culture change at Bronze Age Tepe Hissar (Iran)
Title Of Journal Book
Early Pyrotechnology: the evolution of the first fire-using industries. Papers presented at a seminar on early pyrotechnology held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 19-20,
Pages
215-236
Collation
7 tables, 27 figs., 39 refs.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The technological, stylistic, and functional evolution of both ceramic production and metal smelting at Hissar (Iran) is examined. Numerous analyses are made of artifactual material; the conclusions suggest that expansion in the ceramic and metallurgical industry was not due to technological innovation but was a response to economic demand. A change in ore source is noted. Overall, the industries depended upon the reuse of industrial wastes or by-products. -- AATA
pub_id
45419