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Ancient Peruvian Cultures __ Numerous galleries of ceramic ( and other ) artifacts from ancient Peru. Select the time period you are interested in. There is a section about modern Peruvian culture too. - illustrated - From Logan Museum - http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/samerica/peru/index.htm
Aztec Ceramics - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
__ A growing website with one good annotated gallery of photos of Aztec
ceramics. - illustrated - From University of South Florida -
http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~cwells/Website/Main%20Page.htm
Chavin, Vicus, Viru, and Pucara Ceramics __ A
click-to-enlarge, annotated collection of photos of Pre-Columbian ceramics
specializing in Chavin, Vicus, Viru, and Pucara cultures. - illustrated - From
Digital Arts & Sciences Corp. -
http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/peru/ceramic/sect.htm
Chimu, Lambayeque and Inca Ceramics __ A
click-to-enlarge, annotated collection of photos of Pre-Columbian ceramics
specializing in Chimu, Lambayeque and Inca cultures. - illustrated - From
Digital Arts & Sciences Corp. -
http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/peru/ceramic/sect4.htm
Compositional and stylistic analysis of Aztec-Era Ceramics ...
__ While they want you to buy an article, there is enough interesting
information in the published excerpt to make a visit worthwhile. - From ECNext,
Inc -
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6115252/Compositional-and-stylistic-analysis-of.html#abstract
Ecuadoran Cultures __ Galleries of ceramic ( and other
) artifacts from ancient Ecuador. Select the time period you are interested in.
There is a section about modern Ecuadorian culture too. - illustrated - From
Logan Museum -
http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/samerica/ecuador/index.htm
Images for Eternity __ "Images for Eternity: West Mexican Tomb
Figures is an online exhibit created by the Hudson Museum, The University of
Maine, exploring ancient art from West Mexico." - - "Ancient ceramic shaft-tomb
figures from the West Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacán
are around you. Their use as decor, props, investments, or art objects belies
their antiquity and importance for understanding the lifeways of peoples long
gone. These highly visible artifacts have lost their original context." -
illustrated - From Maine Center for the Arts -
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/imgexh/index.html
Maya
Ceramics __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to
related materials. - illustrated - from Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_ceramics
Mayan Ceramics
__ While a commercial site, you will find a couple of pages of galleries with
description and good images. - illustrated - From Alcala Gallery -
http://www.bauerart.com/Mayan.html
Moche Portrait Vessels (Links page) __ "Between about
200BC and AD700 a militaristic society flourished on the northern Peruvian
coast. Formerly named after its language, Mochica, this civilization is now
referred to by the name of its major ceremonial administrative site, Moche..." -
You will find several resources. - From Princeton Online -
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/moche.htm
Olmec
People, Olmec Art __ "A large-scale collaborative project looks at
Mesoamerican pottery sources...They wanted to determine, if possible, if Olmec-style
pottery all came from one area, from many areas equally, or some combination." -
illustrated - From Archaeological Institute of America -
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olmec/
Pre-Columbian Figures __ A few photos and
descriptions. - illustrated - From georgetowncollege.edu -
http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/Jacobs_Gallery/Pre-Columbian_Figures.htm
PreColumbian
Pottery in the Antilles __ Brief overview with links to related
materials. - illustrated - From athenapub.com -
http://www.athenapub.com/prpot1.htm
Veracruz Artifacts __ A gallery of click-to-enlarge
thumbnails of mostly ceramic objects. - illustrated - From Logan Museum -
http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/camerica/veracruz/veracruz/index.htm
Volcanic Ash in Ancient Maya Ceramics __ The study of
pre-Columbian ceramics can lead to much more information than color and design.
Learn how such studies provide information about the history of volcanic
eruption. - From Michigan Tech - http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/quemado/maya.html
What Can We Learn from a Maya Vase? __ "Hi-tech analysis enables once-enigmatic
ceramic vessels to tell their tales. [abstract]" - From Archaeological Institute
of America -
http://www.archaeology.org/0303/abstracts/mayavase.html
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