A Formative-Period Painted Pottery Complex at Ancón, Peru

Bibliographic Data

ID2564050
AuthorsRamiro Matos Mendieta (Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, corresponding author)
Year1968
Volume33
Issue2
Pages226-232
Publication date1968-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/278525
OpenAlexW2334502260
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited4

The well-known archaeological site at Ancon, Peru, represents the timespan from preceramic through the end of the Formative period. Recent investigations have permitted definition of five ceramic phases, of which Ancon C is of particular interest here because it marks the appearance of zoned and unzoned painted decoration. These techniques were added to the preexisting ceramic complex, characterized by limited frequency of decoration by incision. A burial equating with Ancon C contained a variety of grave goods, including a complete olla with zoned red decoration, covered with a basket and containing among other objects a wooden figurine with articulated arms. The estimated date is around 1200 B.C. These associations expand the definition of the cultural complex on the central Peruvian coast in the pre-Chavin period and raise questions about the origin and diffusion of the traits, which have also been reported from Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Mesoamerica

Archaeology · Art · Geography · Mesoamerica · Period (music) · Pottery · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Historical Studies on Spain · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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