Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery 1-1-001-322-4330-322 our knowledge of the processes

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Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery 1-1-001-322-4330-322 our knowledge of the processesFull Title: Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery: Geotectonics, Sedimentology, Petrography, Provenance Author: William R. Dickinson Oceanian ceramic cultures making earthenware pottery spread during the past 3500 years through a dozen major island groups spanning 6000 km of the tropical Pacific Ocean from western Micronesia to western Polynesia. Island potters mixed sand as temper into clay bodies during ceramic manufacture. The nature of