Recent results from the Maya Ceramics Project will be presented. The project features nuclear chemistry and art historical analysis combined with archaeological and hieroglyphic data. The purpose is to discern patterns of ceramic production and exchange to address questions of pottery production and socio-political interaction.

Dorie works together on the Maya Ceramics Project with Ronald L. Bishop, Curator Emeritus, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

This talk offers an overview of the Maya Ceramics Project, Smithsonian Institution. The project combines nuclear chemistry and art history to investigate Classic Maya (AD 250-850) ceramics. Our primary goal is to discover indications of ancient socio-political interaction embodied by these painted wares as we seek to better understand this dynamic period in ancient Maya history.

Dorie specializes in Maya ceramic studies. She is senior research associate in the Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, serving as art historian for the Maya Ceramics Project in collaboration with Dr. Ronald L. Bishop. Publications include museum collections catalogs, many articles, and Painting the Maya Universe Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period.