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Motif: Punctate decoration can be divided into four classes: 1) Nicked rim — 

 a row of nicks along the edge of the lip, or more rarely around the neck of 

 vessels of Form 9; 2) Nicked rib — a row of nicks along an applique rib on 

 the upper vessel wall (fig. 32) ; 3) Punctate areas — overall application of 

 punctation to the entire surface, or large areas thereof (the latter differs from 

 zoned punctate in the absence of a bordering incision) ; 4) Zoned punctate — 

 bands or triangular areas outlined by incised lines and filled with puncta- 

 tions, which may be randomly distributed or in rows. 

 Temporal Differences Within the Type: None discernible. All four 



motifs occur throughout the seriated sequence. 

 Chronological Position of the Type: Present in small frequency throughout 



the seriated sequence (see fig. 38). 



Jambeli Polished Red (Jambeli Rojo Pulido) 



Size OF Sample : 1320 sherds. 



Paste: Like Ayalan Plain; see that type description for details. 

 Surface: 



Color: Unslipped surfaces light orange to tan, very uniform in hue. Slipped 



surfaces rich red. 

 Treatment: Unslipped surfaces even, occasionally smooth; majority show fine 

 smoothing marks and minor defects; more eroded than slipped surfaces. 

 Slipped surfaces (exterior of jars and deep bowls; both surfaces of shallow 

 bowls), well smoothed, even, polished. SHp appears thinner than on Jambeli 

 White-on-Red, but this may result from greater erosion. 

 Hardness: 3.5--4.0 

 Form (total rims from seriated samples, 330) : 



Rim: Direct, interiorly thickened, everted, with rounded or tapered lip. 

 Body wall thickness: 0.3-1.4 cm.; majority 5-8 mm. 



Base: Typically slightly flattened; occasionally annular; diameter 8-20 cm. 

 Reconstructed common vessel shapes: 

 Form 1 — 48.2 percent 

 Form 9 — 24.2 percent 

 Form 6 — 7.0 percent 

 Form 8 — 6.4 percent. 

 Minor vessel shapes (frequency less than 5 percent): Forms 5, 4, 10, 3, and 13. 

 Temporal Differences Within the Type. None discernible. 

 Chronological Position of the Type. Present with relatively uniform 

 frequency throughout the seriated sequence (see fig. 38). 



JambeK Red Banded (Jambeli Rojo en Bandas) 



Size OP Sample: 183 sherds. 



Paste: Like Ayalan Plain; see that type description for details. 



Surface: 



Color: Light orange to light tan. 



Treatment: Smoothed, producing an even but not polished finish; fine hori- 

 zontal smoothing marks visible on interior, rim, or exterior, usually not 

 present on bowl interiors. 

 Hardness: 3.5-4.0 

 Form (total rims from seriated samples, 83) : 



Ri7n: Direct, everted, interiorly thickened, or expanded with rounded or 



tapered lip. 

 Body wall thickness: 5-8 mm. 



