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A Doughnut-shaped Vessel from Kaminaljuyú, with a Distributional Analysis of This Unusual Form

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Lee A. Parsons
Lee A. Parsons*
Affiliation:
Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Abstract

A rare ceramic form commonly called the doughnut-shape is reported for Kaminaljuyú, Guatemala, Miraflores phase. This specimen provides another example of the stucco technique on Pre-Classic pottery. A trial distribution of doughnut-shaped vessels is plotted for the Americas. Although this chart is based upon only a few published illustrations, certain deductions can be made as to the value of this form as a horizon marker. The horizontal variety of doughnut vessel may be a good marker for the Late Pre-Classic horizon in Mesoamerica.

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American Antiquity , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , January 1963 , pp. 386 - 389
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1963

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