Changes in Decoration Through Time: An Analysis of Salinar Pottery found in Huanchaco, Moche Valley, North Coast of Peru

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The late Early Horizon (400-200 BCE), also known as Salinar in the north coast of Peru, was a key moment immediately after the influence of the Chavín de Huantar sphere of interaction. Salinar pottery bears distinct designs and motifs that have never been properly studied. This paper presents a first systematic analysis of the varied decorative designs on ceramics found on Salinar occupational levels at the ceremonial site of Jose Olaya-Iglesia Colonial in Huanchaco. This analysis focuses on changes in decoration through time along with the frequency of designs by burial contexts based on gender. These changes may reflect functional, environmental, political, ritual, or cultural factors. Overall, the distinctive white on red ceramic style of the Salinar period traces a distinctive timeline of change that can tell us more about the sociocultural aspects of this period and lived experiences through painted, carved, applied, and sculpted designs on the pottery.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39055.0