Abstract

This study investigates the production and distribution of ceramics across the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico during the Ceramic Age (ca. 800–500 BCE to 1500 CE). The ceramic assemblage from El Frances, Dominican Republic, is analyzed and compared with five other sites from Puerto Rico (Hacienda Grande, Tecla, La Gallera, Dorado-42, Sorcé). Petrographic analysis clarifies the origin of raw materials and the preparation of the clay body. Results show an initial phase (ca. 350–900 CE) of Saladoid ceramics at El Frances that appears to be similar to the Puerto Rican sites in the processing and the origin of some of the raw clay materials. Between ca. 900 and 1200 CE, evidence from El Frances shows technological change, suggesting a process of socio-cultural transformation. This change entailed the production of very coarse and heterogenous ceramic bodies and the use of locally accessible clays originating from metamorphic parent rocks. The heterogeneous paste preparation is comparable with other contemporaneous sites such as El Flaco and La Luperona, located in the central north, and El Cabo on the east coast of Hispaniola. This study adds insights to manufacturing practices in ceramic production across a long-term period and shows evidence of the occurrence of similar “ways of doing” between distant communities across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

摘要

本研究调查了陶瓷时代（约公元前 800-500 年至公元 1500 年）伊斯帕尼奥拉岛和波多黎各岛上陶瓷的生产和分布。对多米尼加共和国埃尔弗朗西斯的陶瓷组合进行了分析，并与波多黎各的其他五个遗址（Hacienda Grande、Tecla、La Gallera、Dorado-42、Sorcé）进行了比较。岩相分析阐明了原材料的来源和粘土体的制备。结果显示，El Frances 的 Saladoid 陶瓷的初始阶段（约公元 350-900 年）在加工过程和一些原始粘土材料的来源方面似乎与波多黎各遗址相似。大约之间。公元 900 年和 1200 年，来自 El Frances 的证据显示了技术变革，暗示了社会文化转型的过程。这种变化需要生产非常粗糙和异质的陶瓷体，并使用来自变质母岩的当地粘土。异质糊状物的制备可与其他同时期的遗址相媲美，例如位于中北部的埃尔弗拉科和拉卢佩罗纳，以及伊斯帕尼奥拉岛东海岸的埃尔卡波。这项研究增加了对长期陶瓷生产制造实践的见解，并显示了波多黎各和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛遥远社区之间存在类似“做法”的证据。和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛东海岸的埃尔卡波。这项研究增加了对长期陶瓷生产制造实践的见解，并显示了波多黎各和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛遥远社区之间存在类似“做法”的证据。和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛东海岸的埃尔卡波。这项研究增加了对长期陶瓷生产制造实践的见解，并显示了波多黎各和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛遥远社区之间存在类似“做法”的证据。