Redefining Old Women's Phase pottery : a typological analysis of ceramics on the Northwestern Plains

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dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, Sheila
dc.contributor.supervisorBubel, Shawn
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-29T17:17:56Z
dc.date.available2015-01-29T17:17:56Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractCeramic artifacts recovered from late Avonlea and Old Women’s Phase components in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana, with dates ranging from 1200 to 200 years ago, have been referred to as Ethridge ware (Kehoe 1959; Walde 2006b), Saskatchewan Basin Complex: Late Variant (Byrne 1973), or simply as Old Women’s Phase pottery. Despite these different names, the vessels are typically recognised by their globular form, shouldered profiles, thick walls, vertical or flaring rims, and cord-roughened, fabric-impressed, or plain surfaces. The increasing number of ceramic artifacts allowed for a refined typological analysis of this broadly described pottery style. Ceramic attributes were used to identify temporal variations and loose regional trends. Several trends were identified within the diverse assemblage, including the newly defined Ross ceramic type. The results of this research provide a better understanding of the form and stylistic choices made by the potters of the Late Prehistoric Period on the Northwestern Plains.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Lethbridge, Archaeological Society of Alberta - Lethbridge Centre, Friends of Head-Smashed-In Graduate Scholorshipen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3627
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0324en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectArchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectOld Women's Phaseen_US
dc.subjectPotteryen_US
dc.subjectCeramicsen_US
dc.subjectNorthwestern Plainsen_US
dc.titleRedefining Old Women's Phase pottery : a typological analysis of ceramics on the Northwestern Plainsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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