Spanish "Botijas" or Olive Jars from the Santo Domingo Monastery, La Antigua Guatemala: 1469

• Autores: Clive Carruthers
• Localización: Historical Archaeology, ISSN 0440-9213, Vol. 37, Nº 4, 2003, págs. 40-55
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Santo Domingo monastery in La Antigua Guatemala was occupied from 1543 until 1773. Recent construction and site excavation uncovered more than 350,000 imported and local ceramic sherds, among which were 585 botija or olive jar mouth rims, including 13 complete vessels. Rim marks found on 113 of the mouth rims include impressed, embossed, incised, and engraved designs. Impressed marks predominate, with 39 different marks found on 91 rims. Some previously reported marks, identical to those from Santo Domingo, help in postulating product distribution routes and in dating previously unreported marks. Rim marks and marking methods evolved concurrently with changing rim forms. As rim forms became more rounded, the incidence of incising, smaller rim marks, and horizontal application of stamped marks became more prevalent. Four rare impressed shoulder marks were found on John Goggin’s Late style vessel forms. These date prior to the monastery’s 1773 abandonment and thus suggest a revision of Goggin’s 1780 transition date from Middle to Late style botijas.