White, brown and red: archaeological clay tobacco pipes at forte orange ; Brancos, castanhos e vermelhos: cachimbos arqueológicos de cerâmica no Forte Orange

An Archaeological excavation in Forte Orange, Pernambuco, Brazil, a fortification build and used for military purposes, resulted in a large quantities of clay tobacco pipes. They can be divided in two basic types: imported kaolin clay pipes, and colored clay pipes, these, most probably made in Brazil. Both types are described and discussed here; kaolin clay pipes, mainly concerning their use, while the colored clay pipes, especially with regard to their production. ; Las excavaciones arqueológicas en el fuerte Orange, sitio de edificación fortificada construida y utilizada para fines militares... Mehr ...