prehistoric pottery

Tracking the Lost Mogollon Across the Ancient Southwest – A Short Documentary

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The archaeological record contains clues about a group of people who moved around the ancient Southwest making beautiful red ware pottery. Can we track these "Lost Mogollon" based on the pottery they left behind? Follow me as I take you on a whirlwind tour around the American Southwest to look at the clues related to these people and their stunning pottery.

0:00 San Pedro River
3:14 Alkali Ridge
5:00 Edge of the Cedars
8:20 Reeve Ruin
10:55 Reasons Why They Returned
12:23 Conclusion

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Meet Clint Swink, Anasazi Pottery Master

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Clint Swink has been replicating Anasazi pottery since the 1980s. In this video we explore his story, what motivated him to make Anasazi pottery, who he learned from along the way and how he came to discover the method for firing an Anasazi trench kiln.

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Anasazi Pottery Firing: 2019 SW Kiln Conference

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Cherylene Caver, a ceramic artist from eastern Colorado directed this firing of an Anasazi trench kiln at the 2019 SW Kiln Conference at the Timber Camp Campground near Globe, Arizona on October 5 and 6, 2019.

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This four stage firing process was first defined in:
Swink, Clint
Limited oxidation Firing of Organic Painted Pottery in Anasazi-Style Trench Kilns. 1993. Pottery Southwest, Vol. 20.

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