Project Gutenberg 2013-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 201 Holmes, William Henry 1846 1933 Holmes, W. H. (William Henry) Holmes, William H. (William Henry) Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360)) Produced by Wayne Hammond, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive (American Libraries) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS" by William H. Holmes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work is an in-depth study of the pottery created by ancient Pueblo peoples, focusing on its classification, characteristics, and cultural significance. The book likely serves as an important resource for understanding the technological and artistic advancements of these communities through their unique ceramic art. The opening of this book introduces the reader to the foundational aspects of the pottery of the ancient Pueblos, explaining the context of its study as part of a larger ethnological endeavor. Holmes discusses the challenges faced in categorizing various pottery types while emphasizing the continuity of the ceramic tradition among these peoples. He outlines the geographical distribution of the Pueblos and provides an overview of their artistic expressions, highlighting the diverse construction techniques, surface finishes, materials, and decorative motifs used in their pottery. The initial chapters set the stage for a comprehensive examination of this cultural artifact, reflecting both an appreciation of its beauty and an analytical approach to its origins and functionality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indian pottery -- North America Pueblo Indians -- Antiquities E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 303970 2025-06-17T05:54:36.491449 text/html 286297 2013-02-03T17:04:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9800691 2025-06-17T05:54:58.205842 application/epub+zip 9744110 2025-06-17T05:54:42.357403 application/epub+zip 150163 2025-06-17T05:54:39.543441 application/epub+zip 9923553 2025-06-17T05:55:08.597803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9848919 2025-06-17T05:54:51.691382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202424 2022-09-19T08:17:25.456906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212123 2023-09-18T09:31:21.264834 text/plain 16284 2025-06-17T05:55:08.890766 application/rdf+xml 24652 2025-06-17T05:54:40.181407 image/jpeg 4670 2025-06-17T05:54:39.865443 image/jpeg 8559363 2025-06-17T05:54:36.885449 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia