Maya Ceramic Production along the North Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula: Diagnostic Attributes Associated with Unslipped Wares at Viste Alegre

Summary

Along the northeastern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula prehistoric ceramic production practices included a variety of utilitarian forms. During recent work at the Maya coastal site of Vista Alegre, Drs. Jeffrey Glover and Dominique Rissolo recovered a high volume of unslipped plain and striated sherds. Due to the absence of complete vessels as well as the mixing of materials stratigraphically, classifying the sherds typologically has proven problematic. This paper examines and compares unslipped ceramic material from Viste Alegre with other diagnostic material recovered within the northern Maya Lowlands and the Yalahau region specifically. This comparative analysis is essential in further clarifying the chronology at Viste Alegre along with addressing the distinguishable traits that embody the ceramic wares of the region. Understanding the variability of the unslipped wares of this region will supplement further archaeological research in this part of the Maya world.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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