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CERAMIC PRODUCTION IN SAN MARCOS ACTEOPAN, PUEBLA, MEXICO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2000

Isabelle C. Druc
Isabelle C. Druc
Affiliation:
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, USA
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Abstract

This article presents a study of ceramic production in San Marcos Acteopan, a small village in the southern part of the state of Puebla, Mexico. Field observation and interviews with the families of two potters document the different steps of the ceramic production process. The approach is ethnographic and aims at better understanding ancient ceramic production. Special emphasis is given to raw material acquisition and paste preparation to provide comparative data for analysis of archaeological material and clay preparation strategies. This study adopts the perspective of ceramic ecology, which situates the information on ceramic production in environmental and socioeconomic contexts.

Type
Research Article
Information
Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 2000 , pp. 77 - 89
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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