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INFN-CHNet is the cultural heritage network of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and is constituted by units from Italy and from outside Europe, one of them at Universidad Nacional de San Martín (...

By the late nineteenth century an international controversy arose referred to the probable existence of certain diseases such as leprosy, syphilis and lupus in pre-Columbian America. Led by the American physician Albert ...

In Indigenous Lenca communities of western Honduras, craft production is a central livelihood that has economically supported artisan households for generations. In some communities, crafts like pottery are regarded as c...

Ochre pigments, in all their varieties, have played a key role in Northwestern Argentinian pottery for more than 2000 years. Present in different styles, they are combined with other colours on surface paints. This artic...

This article explores how Roy employs the metaphor of clay and the motif of pottery to articulate an urgent ecological vision rooted in artistic resistance. Anuradha Roy’s The Earthspinner is a poignant meditation on t...

This article examines the social implications of pottery circulation in the southern Andes during the Late pre-Hispanic periods (ca. A.D. 1000–1550). In particular, its goal is to understand the role of Yavi-Chicha pot...

Clay vessels are among the oldest objects created by humans. They have played a significant role in the history of humanity, both in everyday life and in culture. In the Middle Ages (approximately from the 9th to the 15t...

The Hualfin Valley presents a long occupation period from the first agropastoralist societies (BC 200) to the Inka occupation (AD 1400). Ceramic production has played a fundamental role, being an important indicator of s...

Several archaeological black earth (ABE) sites occur in the Amazon region. They contain fragments of ceramic artifacts, which are very important for the archaeological purpose. In order to improve the archaeological stud...

Over the past four decades, global actualistic taphonomy studies have grown significantly, driven by increased interest in present day patterns and processes of fossilization. South America has mirrored this trend, thoug...