Ancient Maya Pottery: Classification, Analysis, and Interpretation

List of Figures

Figures 3.1. Sovedeso Negative-painted vessels and sherds from Copán 40 3.2. Polished black/brown pottery from Copán 41 3.3. Painted and incised jars from Copán 42 4.1. Plan of Nohmul Structure 20 showing location of recovered vessels 53 4.2. Vessels associated with Nohmul Structure 20 55 4.3. Plan of Santa Rita Corozal Structure 81 showing location of recovered vessels 56 4.4. Vessels associated with Santa Rita Corozal Structure 81 61 4.5. Plan of Caracol Structure A31 65 4.6. Vessels associated with Caracol Structure A31 66 4.7. Sample of Belize Red vessels recovered from Caracol 69 4.8. Pottery classified as “censer ware” from Santa Rita Corozal 71 5.1. Stacked set of contemporary Mexican bowls 77 5.2. Map of sites in southern Quintana Roo studied by the Uaymil Survey Project 79 5.3. Two-dimensional MDS solution of stylistic resemblances of Late Classic slipped bowls from Quintana Roo 82 5.4. Two-dimensional MDS solution of technological resemblances of Late Classic slipped bowls from Quintana Roo 83 5.5. Two-dimensional MDS solution of stylistic resemblances of Late Classic unslipped jars from Quintana Roo 84 5.6. Two-dimensional MDS solution of technological resemblances of Late Classic unslipped jars from Quintana Roo 85 5.7. Local red slate ware annular-base basin from Chau Hiix 88 6.1. Pedestal-based jar and dish (“chalice”) from Lamanai 99 6.2. Pozo Unslipped system jar from Lamanai and Pozo Unslipped system jar rim from Tipu 101 7.1. Cahal Pech site map 108 7.2. Cahal Pech Plaza B 109 7.3. North Wall profile, Column 8/2006 110 7.4. Baki Red-incised: Baki Variety 116 7.5. Zotz Zoned-incised: Zotz Variety 117 7.6. Zotz Zoned-incised: Zotz Variety 117 7.7. Kitam Incised: Kitam Variety 118 7.8. Sikiya Unslipped: Sikiya Variety 119 8.1. Location of the Holmul region and other Terminal Preclassic sites 127 8.2. Sierra Red composite bowl form 130 8.3. Sherds of Ixcanrio Orange-polychrome composite bowl forms 131 8.4. Aguila Orange composite bowl form 131 8.5. Boleto Black-on-orange composite bowl form 132 8.6. Actuncan Orange-polychrome composite bowl form 132 8.7. Bivariate plot of Sr and Ca-corrected Cr base-10 logged concentrations showing compositional groups 137 8.8. Bivariate plot of uncorrected Ca and Sr base-10 logged concentrations showing compositional groups 138 9.1. Areal map showing sites mentioned in text and other key centers 143 9.2. Plan view of Acanmul site core 144 9.3. Comparison of original and revised Becán, Acanmul, and Edzná Classic-Postclassic ceramic phase sequences 148 9.4. Diagnostic “early Xcocom” or “Puuc” lance points 152 9.5. Select Acanmul (Pa’xil)–Becán (Xcocom a) ceramic identities 155 9.6. Select Acanmul (Pa’xil)–Becán (Xcocom a) ceramic homologies 157 10.1. Map of Northwestern Honduras showing areas and sites mentioned in the text 164 10.2. Sample of lip form coding sheet 165 10.3. Sample of jar neck form coding sheet 166 10.4. Completed readout sheet 167 10.5. Graph comparing trends in paste composition, middle ChameleconCacaulapa rural area and El Coyote 178 11.1. Central Petén archaeological sites 186 11.2. Trapeche ceramic group sherd thin section demonstrating two slips and SEM image of a double slip 191 11.3. Early Postclassic period pottery 192 11.4. Bivariate plots of (1) Cr and Th and (2) Sc and Nd base-10 logged concentrations showing, in turn, separation of Trapeche and Fulano and separation of Paxcamán ceramic group slips 194 Figures viii 11.5. Bivariate plots of Early Postclassic period Trapeche and Fulano ceramic group pastes and slips 197 11.6. Bivariate plots of Late Postclassic period Paxcamán ceramic group pastes and slips 198 12.1. Mayapán Chen Mul Modeled censer representing God N 204 12.2. Mayapán Hoal Modeled effigy censer 208 12.3. Step-eyed Maize God from Structure Q54, Mayapán 211 12.4. Skeletal deity from Structure Q54, Mayapán 212 12.5. Dresden Codex 26 [56], Opossum or Mam wearing an oyohualli on a braided breastplate 218 12.6. Madrid Codex 74, Step-eyed Maize Gods 221 12.7. Location of effigy censers and other figures in Cache 33, Lot C72 in Structure Q81...