Ceramic Compositional Analysis (Other Keyword)

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Integrated compositional analysis of lowland Maya Middle Preclassic pottery at Holtun, Guatemala (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael Callaghan. Daniel Pierce. William Gilstrap.

The archaeological site of Holtun is an intermediate sized Maya civic-ceremonial center with documented occupation from the Middle Preclassic through Terminal Classic periods (800 BC – AD 900) featuring well-preserved cultural deposits in multiple contexts. Previously, NAA was conducted on an assemblage from the Middle Preclassic ceramics in which four discrete compositional groups were identified. One such group in particular was composed almost exclusively of Mars Orange Paste Ware, a product...