Features of Maya ceramic production
Keywords:
Maya, ceramics, raw materials, technological processAbstract
Ceramics is a cultural defining factor for any society. Ceramics are one of the most numerous categories of archaeological material. And even if this fact is ignored, ceramics appears as a rather important material, which is a reflection of technological knowledge, worldviews and raw material base of the community.
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