The Ceramic Sequence of Piedras Negras, Guatemala: Type and Varieties ¹ 
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Research Year:   2003
Culture:   Maya
Chronology:   Classic
Location:   Northwestern Guatemala
Site:   Piedras Negras

Table of Contents

Abstract
Introduction
Previous Research
Current Research
The Sample
Methods Employed in this Study
Piedras Negras Chronology and Typology
The Hol Ceramic Phase (500 B.C.–300 B.C.)
The Abal Ceramic Phase (300 B.C.–A.D. 175)
The Pom Ceramic Phase (A.D. 175–A.D. 350)
The Naba Ceramic Phase (A.D. 350–A.D. 560)
The Balche Ceramic Phase (A.D. 560–A.D. 620)
The Yaxche Ceramic Phase (A.D. 620–A.D. 750)
The Chacalhaaz Ceramic Phase (A.D. 750–A.D. 850)
The Kumche Ceramic Phase (A.D. 850–A.D. 900?)
The Post Classic
Type List
Acknowledgements
Table of Images
Sources Cited

Abstract

Between March of 2001 and August of 2002, the ceramics excavated from the Classic Maya site Piedras Negras between 1997 and 2000 were subject of an intensive study conducted by the author and assisted by Lic. Mary Jane Acuña and Griselda Pérez of the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City, Guatemala. ²   The primary goal of the analyses was to develop a revised Type:Variety classification of the Piedras Negras ceramics. Our objective was to produce a sequence that was as representative of the site wide assemblage as possible, that took advantage of the excellent provenience data developed in the course of the 1997-2000 excavations, that reflected our improved understanding of the site’s and region’s historical trajectory as well as the developmental trajectory of ceramics elsewhere in the Maya Lowlands.

Endnote

1. This report should be taken as a supplement to the "Ceramics at Piedras Negras" report submitted to FAMSI in April of 2002.  In most regards, these two reports are complementary. However, it is important to note that the initial report was posted early in the research. In cases where these reports appear contradictory, the data presented here should be taken as correct.

Submitted 03/25/2004 by:
Arturo René Muñoz
University of Arizona
munoz@u.arizona.edu

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