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Disentangling Technological Traditions: Comparative Analysis of Chaînes Opératoires of Painted Pre-Hispanic Ceramics From Nariño, Colombia

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Klesner, Catherine, Crawford, Rosie, Losada, Lucero Aristizábal, Arévalo, Marcela Bernal, Campos-Quintero, Lina María, Arroyo, Felipe Cárdenas, Cabrera, María Camila Maya, Jaramillo, Paula Andrea Murillo, Fernández, David Alejandro Pérez, Sáenz-Samper, Juanita, Uribe-Villegas, María Alicia, Martinón-Torres, Marcos·2025·OPEN Archaeology
DOI 10.1515/opar-2025-0038
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Abstract

Occurring throughout the Americas, ceramics with negative decoration have been variously used as archaeological markers of chronology, provenance, ethnic affiliation, or cultural interaction. In the highlands of the adjacent regions of Nariño (Colombia) and Carchi (Ecuador), they are recovered and discussed frequently, but the lack of technical studies has prevented any conclusive inferences about their technology, craft organisation, or diachronic evolution. Here we present the first comparative analysis of the chaînes opératoires of three ceramic wares – Capulí, Piartal, and Tuza – based on a large sample from multiple sites. Combining geometric morphometrics, bulk chemistry, microscopy, and microanalysis, we provide high-resolution characterisation of each ware before comparing their chaînes opératoires . We demonstrate that Capulí and Piartal share decorative features and production pathways, which we interpret as indicating the direct knowledge transmission and interaction between their makers. Similarity in vessel morphology and clay sources between Piartal and Tuza ceramics suggests continuity between these two technological traditions, but new decorative techniques and designs in Tuza vessels are strongly indicative of exogenous influences. This study has implications for regional archaeology but also offers a model for the nuanced comparison of ceramic traditions in other areas (for an extended summary in Spanish, see Supplementary Material).

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Klesner, C., Crawford, R., Losada, L. A., Arévalo, M. B., Campos-Quintero, L. M., Arroyo, F. C., Cabrera, M. C. M., Jaramillo, P. A. M., Fernández, D. A. P., Sáenz-Samper, J., Uribe-Villegas, M. A., & Martinón-Torres, M.
Affiliations
  • McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge , Downing Street , Cambridge , CB2 3DZ , United Kingdom
  • Fundación Güe Quyne SAS , Bogotá D.C. , Colombia
  • Museo del Oro, Banco de la República , Calle 16 #5-41 , Bogotá D.C. , Colombia
  • Research Affiliate, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University , 11 Divinity Ave. , Cambridge , MA, 02138 , United States of America
  • ICANH - Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia , Calle 12 #2-41 , Bogotá D.C. , Colombia
  • Programa de Diseño Gráfico, Universidad CESMAG , Cra. 20a # 14-54 , Pasto , Nariño , Colombia
  • Sacyr Concesiones Colombia , Calle 99 #14-49 , Bogotá D.C. , Colombia
ORCID
Venue
OPEN Archaeology
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2025-01-01
Volume
11
Issue
1
ISSN
2300-6560 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1515/opar-2025-0038
OpenAlex
W4409654305
Semantic Scholar
be3ffa5cf5050fbce818afcdfd41ee7059b64595
Cited by
3
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 3
FWCI
8.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Open Archaeology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (cc-by)
Funders
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/V011685/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Archaeological and Geological Studies
Keywords
chaîne opératoire, ceramic technology, Carchi, knowledge transmission, ceramic provenance, clay sources, vascular morphology, external factors, ceramic chronology

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