It is argued that “Wayne Ware” and the “Wayne Mortuary Complex,” both aspects of the “Wayne tradition,” respectively represent plain and weakly decorated Riviere Ware, and the mortuary pattern of the Western Basin (formerly Younge) tradition. It is argued that the related concepts of “Wayne Ware,” “Wayne Mortuary Complex,” and “Wayne tradition” are fallacious taxonomic constructs that obscure processual integrity and continuity, while confounding and confusing cultural-historical reconstruction by establishing non-existent cultural entities.
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