In archaeology, pottery is recovered from

archaeological sites. It is one of the most common

and informative artifacts from the excavation,
providing insight into cultural, social, and economic
practices. Its study also allows to identify techniques,
styles, purposes, among more…

The study from

materiality addresses
how there is a continuity
in time in which "own"
styles loaded with
ideology and history are
adopted.

It is a fundamental aspect in pre-

Hispanic societies, through it you
could cook, store, serve or drink. The
production process is complex and
requires a social organization or a
group of specialists who handle a
variety of techniques, from collecting
and processing the clay to firing the
objects. From this perspective, we
speak of an orality, the pottery
tradition that is inherited generation
after generation that creates and
transmits its own identity.

Identity in its political dimension are

the cultural values ​with which a
community is represented and
projected to differentiate itself from
the rest. Ceramics and their
iconography were used as a medium
that conveys an ideological and
identity narrative, in addition to
representing deities or religious
figures, reinforcing the political
position of the communities against
others. Another fundamental aspect is
that an excavation, according to the
artifacts found in each unit and other
elements as a whole, is said to mark a
social status.