Type-Variety on Trial
Type-Variety on Trial
Experiments in Classification and Meaning Using Ceramic Assemblages from Lamanai, Belize
John Aimers and Elizabeth Graham describe how ceramics have been approached at Lamanai, Belize. Several people are conducting multiple independent analyses of the ceramics using contextual associations of vessels, type: variety-mode classification, material science approaches, and iconographic analysis. We emphasize type-variety in the chapter, particularly the usefulness of ceramic system assignments as a preliminary stage of analysis or for sherds that lack important features diagnostic of specific types, as well as poorly preserved sherds. We also briefly indicate some of the results of combining various approaches to pottery at Lamanai.
Keywords: Lamanai, Belize, approach, classification, type: variety-mode, material science, iconographic analysis, context, association, vessel, ceramic system, sherds
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