An Unexplored Realm in the Heartland of the Southern Gulf ... - Famsi

The Late Classic Period (c. AD 550-900)
A series of Fine Orange wares are assigned to the Late Classic or Villa Alta
phase. These types include an undecorated or plain variant (41.1 and 4101), one with a
dark core (41.2), Fine Orange with an orange slip (4104), and another with a white slip
(4105). The vessel forms of these later types vary significantly from any of the earlier
types, and there is substantial advancement in the production and firing technologies as
well. Offerings III, IV, and V described in this chapter provide examples and further
information about the ceramics of this period.
Postclassic Period (c. AD 900- 1500)
At this point in the investigation, no ceramic wares have been linked definitively
to the Postclassic period at El Marquesillo. Continued work by Hernández in southern
Veracruz suggests that little change occurred in the El Marquesillo region and in areas
further east of the San Juan Basin during periods subsequent to the Villa Alta occupations
(Lourdes Hernández personal communication, 2006). Recent work in the region has
indicated that ceramic wares and associated technologies of the Late Classic period
extended well into the Postclassic, possibly up to the time of European contact
(Arellanos-Melgarejo and Beuregard-García 2001; Esquivias 2002; Pool 2006; Santley
and Arnold 1996).
Colonial and European Ceramics (c. AD 1500-1940)
A variety of post-contact period ceramics are present at El Marquesillo.
Identification of these ceramics was made with the assistance of Judith Hernández
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