Ceramic and stone artifacts, representative of cultures from locations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela form the Pre-Columbian collections at Archaeology.  With a few exceptions, most of these collections are the result of donations.  Although not systematic in nature, these artifacts provide valuable information on the  manner of ceramic manufacture, the extent of decoration, representation of various human or animal activities or iconography, and stylistic expression.  Recent research on the collections and a review of each collection history, has produced a comprehensive database that has served to attract scholars from other institutions and prospective graduate students to the University of Kansas.