Classification of the regional aborigine ceramic production and its distribution in the central region of Cuba based on NAA and EPMA

The archaeological researches in Cuba have been oriented mainly to the study of both the eastern and westerns territories of the island: the former province Oriente, considered as the location with the higher density of Agroalfarero communities; and the former provinces of Pinar del Rio, La Havana and Matanzas where mostly Archaic sites have been discovered. However, and in despite of the rich diversity and relevance of the central region of Cuba, this region has been only partially and incompletely studied. The variety in the developed of diverse social and economic structures located in the heart of the Cuban archipelago the central region was the centre of the confluence of communities arriving from the eastern territories herding strong agricultural and pottery traditions interacted with the Archaic already established centuries ago in these territories and successive transculturation and assimilation processes should take place. The classification of the aborigine pottery manufacture of the centro region in three major stylistic variations (Jagua, Yayabo and Yaguajay) is described in details on the lathes interpretations of Celaya and Godo, 1998 an the origin and format transformation of the themes represented in the pottery The suitable of combining Neutron Activation Analysis and electron Probe Microanalysis for the purposes of establishing compositional classification of archaeological pottery is in several compositional groups served as new evidence to the discussion of ceramic production and regional interaction between the Subtaino and Archaic settlements