Analyzing The Luna Assemblage Of 16th-Century Majolica Ceramics

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The 1559-1561 Luna settlement of Pensacola, Florida has provided a plethora of archaeological research material, and among this cloud of information the subject of majolica ceramics is one that has not yet been analyzed in depth for this site. This paper is a preview into the graduate thesis research topic that I will study to provide insights into the assemblage of 16th-century Spanish majolica ceramics brought to the settlement by Luna's expedition. As majolica ceramics were a distinctive set of ceramic kitchen and tableware, this paper will give a brief overview of the various uses for majolica and how this artifact type played a key role into the lives of the expedition members. In addition, this paper will outline research goals and expectations for quantifying the majolica assemblage and providing analytical data potentially to differentiate majolica types by resource sourcing and production practices through various ceramic chemical tests.

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• SHA 2022 General Sessions   •
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