Browsing by Author "Arnold, Dean E., author"

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Maya blue: unlocking the mysteries of an ancient pigment
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Arnold, Dean E., author; University Press of Colorado, publisher
Discusses Professor Dean Arnold's scientific journey to further the understanding of the unusual pigment known as Maya Blue.--Provided by publisher.
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Maya potters' indigenous knowledge: cognition, engagement, and practice
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018) Arnold, Dean E., author; University Press of Colorado, publisher
Based on fieldwork and reflection over a period of fifty years, Arnold utilizes engagement theory to describe the indigenous knowledge of traditional Maya potters in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico. Arnold examines craftspeople's knowledge and skills, their engagement with natural and social environments, the raw materials, and their process.--Provided by publisher.
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Social change and the evolution of ceramic production and distribution in a Maya community
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2008) Arnold, Dean E., author; University Press of Colorado, publisher
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The evolution of ceramic production organization in a Maya community
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Arnold, Dean E., author; University Press of Colorado, publisher
In The Evolution of Production Organization in a Maya Community, Dean E. Arnold continues his unique approach to ceramic ethnoarchaeology, tracing the history of potters in Ticul, Yucatan and their production space over a period of more than four decades. This follow-up to his 2008 work Social Change and the Evolution of Ceramic Production and Distribution uses narrative to trace the changes in production personnel and their spatial organization through the changes in production organization in Ticul. Although several kinds of production units developed, households were the most persistent units of production in spite of massive social change and the reorientation of pottery production to the tourist market. Entrepreneurial workshops, government-sponsored workshops, and workshops attached to tourist hotels developed more recently but were short-lived, whereas pottery-making households extended deep into the nineteenth century. Through this continuity and change, intermittent crafting, multi-crafting, and potters' increased management of economic risk also factored into the development of the production organization in Ticul. Illustrated with more than 100 images of production units, The Evolution of Production Organization in a Maya Community is an important contribution to the understanding of ceramic production. Scholars with interests in craft specialization, craft production, and demography, as well as specialists in Mesoamerican archaeology, anthropology, history, and economy, will find this volume especially useful.--Provided by publisher.