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Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
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A DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL STUDY OF HATCHED CERAMICS: TRACKING CHACOAN MIGRANTS IN THE MIDDLE SAN JUAN

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Pages 173-201 | Published online: 24 Jul 2015
 

Abstract

This study addresses the relationship between two well-excavated Chacoan great houses in the Middle San Juan (MSJ), Aztec and Salmon, and great houses in Chaco Canyon. We examine a common ceramic database to ascertain whether technological features o f paste and temper in conjunction with a design symmetry analysis of patterns in the Chaco Design System (CDS) show evidence for an initial migration of Chacoan craftspeople north into the MSJ and later emulation of Chacoan ceramic traits by local potters. Our results indicate that about half the vessels with hachured designs within the CDS at these two great houses were made somewhere in the Chaco-Cibola production area, suggesting they were brought to the sites. The remaining half were made with local clay and temper resources in the MSJ, indicating that they were either made as copies of Chaco designs or made by immigrant Chacoan potters.

Abstract

Este estudio trata la relación entre dos grandes casas Chacoan que han sido bien excavadas en Middle San Juan (MSJ), Aztec y Salmon, y las grandes casas de Chaco Canyon. Nosotros examinamos una base de datos común para discernir si los rasgos tecnológicos de pasta y temperante en conjunto con un análisis de diseño simétrico de patrones en el Chaco Design System (CDS) demuestran evidencia de una migración inicial de los artesanos Chacoan del norte hacia MSJ y más tarde la emulación de diseños Chacoan en la cerámica producida por artesanos locales. Nuestros residtados indican que aproximadamente la mitad de las vasijas con diseños hatchured dentro del CDS de estas dos grandes casas fueron hechas en algún lugar del área de producción Chaco-Cíbola, sugiriendo que éstas fueron traídas a los sitios. La mitad restantefue hecha con arcilla local y temperante procedente de MSJ, indicando que fueron hechas como copias de diseños Chaco ó hechas por inmigrantes ceramistas Chacoan.

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