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This concoction is hot, but my hand is not!: A possible function of annular rings on p’uku-like vessels in the Central Coast of Peru during the Late Intermediate period and a conjectural link to Andean traditional medicine (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only German Loffler.

In this paper I explore the possible function of the annular rings on p’uku-like ceramic vessels from the Central Coast of Peru during the Late Intermediate period. I argue that this part of the vessel is not decorative as others have suggested for modern contexts. Instead, I hypothesize that the annular ring at the bottom of the p’uku-like vessel’s function was to buffer the hand from heat. Alternatively, the annular ring might have aided in adding stability to a standing vessels in shaky...