Ceramics and the Spanish Conquest : Response and Continuity of Indigenous Pottery Technology in Central Mexico

Gilda Hernández Sánchez

ISBN 10: 9004204407 / ISBN 13: 9789004204409

Published by Brill Nov 2011, 2011

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Neuware - The Spanish colonization dramatically interrupted the autonomous development of ancient Mesoamerican culture. Nevertheless, indigenous societies learnt to live with the conquest. It was not only a time of crisis, but also an extraordinarily creative time period in which material culture reflected indigenous peoples' varied responses and adaptations to the changing circumstances. This work presents insights into the process of cultural continuity and change in the indigenous world by focusing on pottery technology in the Nahua (Aztec) region of Central Mexico. The late pre-colonial, early colonial and present-day characteristics of this industry are explored in order to come to a renewed understanding of its long-term development. with a contribution by Iliana Yunuen Caloca Rhi.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ceramics and the Spanish Conquest : Response and Continuity of Indigenous Pottery Technology in Central Mexico
• Publisher: Brill Nov 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004204407
• ISBN 13: 9789004204409
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 163H x 18D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 163 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 522 grams

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Synopsis

The Spanish colonization dramatically interrupted the autonomous development of ancient Mesoamerican culture. Nevertheless, indigenous societies learnt to live with the conquest. It was not only a time of crisis, but also an extraordinarily creative time period in which material culture reflected indigenous peoples’ varied responses and adaptations to the changing circumstances. This work presents insights into the process of cultural continuity and change in the indigenous world by focusing on pottery technology in the Nahua (Aztec) region of Central Mexico. The late pre-colonial, early colonial and present-day characteristics of this industry are explored in order to come to a renewed understanding of its long-term development.

with a contribution by Iliana Yunuen Caloca Rhi

About the Author

Gilda Hernández Sánchez is adjunct researcher at the Department of Archaeology, Leiden University. Her previous work focused on the analysis of pictographic decorations on ancient and present-day ceramic vessels found in Mexico. She has published in journals including Journal de la Société des Américanistes, Mexicon, and Latin American Antiquity.