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Papers by Sarah Van Oss
En el transcurso de trece temporadas de campo, los arqueólogos han llevado a cabo 23 operaciones ... more En el transcurso de trece temporadas de campo, los arqueólogos han llevado a cabo 23 operaciones a través de la ciudad en ruinas de El Perú-Waka'. Durante estas investigaciones, los excavadores recuperaron más de un millón de tiestos cerámicos de una amplia variedad de contextos; palacios, pirámides, residencias, basureros, rellenos de construcción, depósitos rituales, pilas de escombro, depósitos de terminación, depósitos dedicatorios, colecciones de superficie, enterramientos, escondites y tumbas. Los contextos de excavación son suficientemente buenos y la cantidad de tiestos bastante elevada para reconstruir la tradición cerámica de la antigua ciudad. Por 1,300 años, los Mayas de El Perú-Waka' manufacturaron un sinnúmero de artefactos cerámicos, desde artísticas piezas maestras policromas de finos acabados, hasta cántaros y ollas sin engobe y acabados muy pobres. Estos incluían todas las vasijas cerámicas requeridas para la vida diaria en el bosque tropical del Clásico Maya.
Proyecto Regional Arqueológico El Perú-Waka' Informe No. 12 Temporada 2014
This chapter presents updates to the policies adhered to in the Chan Chich Archaeological regulat... more This chapter presents updates to the policies adhered to in the Chan Chich Archaeological regulate lab practices so that artifact processing remains consistent, enabling easier access to collected artifacts and their analyses and facilidata. This chapter is meant to act as a handbook tory by providing basic information on 1) how to process artifacts, 2) how to use the project's electronic database to accomplish this, 3) how to analyze eligible artifacts, such as lithics, in role in these activities. This builds on previous work by Nettleton (2013) and Phillips (2014).
Conference Presentations by Sarah Van Oss
In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large cerem... more In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large ceremonial structure at the site of El Perú-Waka’ in the Petén region of Guatemala. Specialists, subsequently, identified these remains as those of Lady K’abel, a queen already well known from texts associated with the ancient city. This study will explore one of the artifacts found in the tomb, called the War Serpent Vessel, found at the Kaloompte’s feet. I will propose that the iconographic depictions on this artifact represent a supernatural Serpent that emerges from this vessel. I suggest that this vessel acted as a cave through which this Serpent would have emerged during ritual activities. Its position at the feet of the interred emphasizes its interpretation as a metaphorical cave that emerges from the sacred mountain, on which rulers often stand in royal portraiture, as seen in Waka’ Stela 34.
Thesis Chapters by Sarah Van Oss
In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large cerem... more In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large ceremonial structure at the site of El Perú-Waka’ in the Petén region of Guatemala. Specialists, subsequently, identified these remains as those of Lady K’abel, a queen already well known from texts associated with the ancient city. This study will explore one of the artifacts found in the tomb, called the War Serpent Vessel, found at the Kaloompte’s feet. I will propose that the iconographic depictions on this artifact represent a supernatural Serpent that emerges from this vessel. I suggest that this vessel acted as a cave through which this Serpent would have emerged during ritual activities. Its position at the feet of the interred emphasizes its interpretation as a metaphorical cave that emerges from the sacred mountain, on which rulers often stand in royal portraiture, as seen in Waka’ Stela 34.
En el transcurso de trece temporadas de campo, los arqueólogos han llevado a cabo 23 operaciones ... more En el transcurso de trece temporadas de campo, los arqueólogos han llevado a cabo 23 operaciones a través de la ciudad en ruinas de El Perú-Waka'. Durante estas investigaciones, los excavadores recuperaron más de un millón de tiestos cerámicos de una amplia variedad de contextos; palacios, pirámides, residencias, basureros, rellenos de construcción, depósitos rituales, pilas de escombro, depósitos de terminación, depósitos dedicatorios, colecciones de superficie, enterramientos, escondites y tumbas. Los contextos de excavación son suficientemente buenos y la cantidad de tiestos bastante elevada para reconstruir la tradición cerámica de la antigua ciudad. Por 1,300 años, los Mayas de El Perú-Waka' manufacturaron un sinnúmero de artefactos cerámicos, desde artísticas piezas maestras policromas de finos acabados, hasta cántaros y ollas sin engobe y acabados muy pobres. Estos incluían todas las vasijas cerámicas requeridas para la vida diaria en el bosque tropical del Clásico Maya.
Proyecto Regional Arqueológico El Perú-Waka' Informe No. 12 Temporada 2014
This chapter presents updates to the policies adhered to in the Chan Chich Archaeological regulat... more This chapter presents updates to the policies adhered to in the Chan Chich Archaeological regulate lab practices so that artifact processing remains consistent, enabling easier access to collected artifacts and their analyses and facilidata. This chapter is meant to act as a handbook tory by providing basic information on 1) how to process artifacts, 2) how to use the project's electronic database to accomplish this, 3) how to analyze eligible artifacts, such as lithics, in role in these activities. This builds on previous work by Nettleton (2013) and Phillips (2014).
In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large cerem... more In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large ceremonial structure at the site of El Perú-Waka’ in the Petén region of Guatemala. Specialists, subsequently, identified these remains as those of Lady K’abel, a queen already well known from texts associated with the ancient city. This study will explore one of the artifacts found in the tomb, called the War Serpent Vessel, found at the Kaloompte’s feet. I will propose that the iconographic depictions on this artifact represent a supernatural Serpent that emerges from this vessel. I suggest that this vessel acted as a cave through which this Serpent would have emerged during ritual activities. Its position at the feet of the interred emphasizes its interpretation as a metaphorical cave that emerges from the sacred mountain, on which rulers often stand in royal portraiture, as seen in Waka’ Stela 34.
In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large cerem... more In 2012, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr and her team uncovered the tomb of a Maya ruler in a large ceremonial structure at the site of El Perú-Waka’ in the Petén region of Guatemala. Specialists, subsequently, identified these remains as those of Lady K’abel, a queen already well known from texts associated with the ancient city. This study will explore one of the artifacts found in the tomb, called the War Serpent Vessel, found at the Kaloompte’s feet. I will propose that the iconographic depictions on this artifact represent a supernatural Serpent that emerges from this vessel. I suggest that this vessel acted as a cave through which this Serpent would have emerged during ritual activities. Its position at the feet of the interred emphasizes its interpretation as a metaphorical cave that emerges from the sacred mountain, on which rulers often stand in royal portraiture, as seen in Waka’ Stela 34.