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Ceramic production in ancient Nasca: provenance analysis of pottery from the Early Nasca and Tiza cultures through INAA |
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| Authors: | Kevin J Vaughn Christina A Conlee Hector Neff Katharina Schreiber |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, 700 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47904, USA;2. Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA;3. Department of Anthropology, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA;4. Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210, USA |
| Abstract: | We report the results of an instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) undertaken on a regional sample of pottery from the Southern Nasca Region. The samples included specimens primarily from the Early Nasca (ca. A.D. 1–450) and Tiza (ca. A.D. 1000–1476) cultures from a total of 16 different prehispanic sites. The results of the analysis demonstrate centralized production of Early Nasca polychromes and decentralized production of pottery from the Tiza culture. The results of this analysis confirm previous conclusions about the organization of these two indigenous cultures of the south coast of Peru and support the hypothesis of an excess production of polychromes at the ceremonial center Cahuachi for Early Nasca, and multiple centers of production for the Tiza culture. |
| Keywords: | Provenance analysis Pottery production Craft specialization Andes Nasca |
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