The Ceramics of the PRV24, a Petrographic Approach

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Classic-Postclassic Transition in Oaxaca" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

During the fieldwork of the PRV22-24 the recovered ceramics were analyzed by conventional methods that include a detailed analysis of the primary contexts excavated, such as ovens, termination deposits, and middens. From the PRV24 collection a sample was taken to study through petrographic analysis. The sample focuses on the fine ceramic paste of Late Classic and Early Postclassic, with some possible imports, possible transitional sherds, misfired sherds as well as some from the Early Classic and Formative periods. The sample is meant to cover the transition of LC to EPC, and present a general view of the ceramic from the excavations. In this talk general trends of consumption and use will be presented from the detailed analysis of the primary contexts. Previous research on the ceramics from the Late Classic and Early Postclassic periods was centered in its description and the conformation of its typology by formal attributes, through the petrographic analysis we will present the characterization of the different ceramic pastes in the different periods, the mineral composition of local and possible imports, as well as fabric features related to the production of the ceramics vessels.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• The Classic-Postclassic Transition in Oaxaca

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Abstract Id(s): 50908