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Kwast, Sonja Maria (2013)

Interacting through sherds

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)

This thesis is about the ceramics that were found during the field season excavation of May 2012 at the pre-Columbian site Aguas Buenas, Nicaragua, AD 400-1400. Aguas Buenas is situated in the Chontales province, Central Nicaragua, where there is not much archaeological research done. Linguistic and ethno historical research shows that the province was a cultural complex area in pre-Columbian times. Aguas Buenas is the largest known site in this province and so far only studies in surveys. The aim of the thesis is trying to say something about the identity of the people who build the site and regional interaction. During the field season of 2012 pottery was the most found material. The ceramics were studied using a modal analysis. The following modes were analysed: pot shape, lip shape, diameter of the pot, firing colour, colour, slip, decoration, and surface finishing. These results are compared with previous studies from Chontales and the Pacific region of Nicaragua.

Archaeology

Nicaragua

Ceramics

Aguas Buenas

Author

Kwast, Sonja Maria

Faculty

Faculty of Archaeology

Specialisation

Indiaans Amerika

Supervisors

Geurds, A.

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en