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Ceramic charts and illustrations: [appendix D]

ancient chalcatzingoAustinPublished In 1987 • Pages: 481-490

By: Cyphers, Ann.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a guide to codes for vessel shapes and decorative motifs mentioned in the ceramic analysis in Cyphers: 1987 (Document 16). Figure D.6. illustrates ceramics from the Gulf Coast Olmec centers of La Venta and Tres Zapotes (dominant during the Middle and Late Formative period, respectively), used for comparison with the Chalcatzingo assemblage.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Typologies and classifications
Ceramic technology
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Olmec
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Mexico
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1972-1976
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
3500 BP-1750 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central-south highlands and gulf coast, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Ann Cyphers Guillé n
For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85022673
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Olmecs