Keith A Dixon
Biographic Data
| ID | 158378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith A Dixon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dixon |
| SIGNATURE | DIXON K A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1957 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shoe-Pots, Patajos, and the Principle of Whimsy
The traditional broad category of shoe-shaped pots (or bird-forms or patojos) is invalid for analytic purposes. It is a catch-all category for vessels which may have had different histories, uses, and meanings. One kind, the culinary shoe-pot, does form a distinctive class with a special use in cooking and was widely distributed in space and time. Previous researchers, including Varner, Beals, and Sisson most recently, have generated spurious pro…
Obsidian Dates from Temesco, Valley of Mexico
This paper reports a series of obsidian hydration dates from Temesco, a small Terminal Late Preclassic ceremonial site in the Valley of Mexico. Temesco is located in the Texcoco Plains, an area which may have played a key role in the emergence of the elaborate Classic Period Teotihuacan civilization. Analysis of ceramics and cross-dating with radiocarbon dates from Cuicuilco suggest that Temesco was a short-span site of the first century B.C. Con…
Seriation of Anthropological Data: A Computer Program for Matrix-Ordering
A new digital computer program has been developed for the seriation of anthropological data. The program facilitates and refines procedures in the application of certain matrix-ordering approaches, such as the Brainerd-Robinson technique. The new program has special advantages for obtaining the best ordering of a case that is inherent in the data, together with special provisions for experimentation. Some of the innovations consist of working wit…
A Petroglyph-Decorated Metate from the Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona
An unusual basin metate with a petroglyph on the bottom side was found in the Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona. The metate was lying on the surface in the area of a site, but no distinctive pottery or other artifacts were noted. The design and its relation to the grinding surface form an interesting problem
The Acceptance and Persistence of Ring Vessels and Stirrup Spout-Handles in the Southwest
The ring vessel (or 'doughnut jar') and the stirrup spout-handle concepts probably diffused together, not only from Peru to Mesoamerica during the pre-Classic, but also from Mesoamerica to the southwestern and eastern United States. In the Southwest they first appeared in the San Juan area aroundA.D.500; later they were accepted by other Anasazi and Anasazi-influenced cultures and persisted to the historic period. The apparent interest of the ear…
The Interamerican Diffusion of a Cooking Technique: The Culinary Shoe-Pot1
Two Masterpieces of Middle American Bone Sculpture
Two magnificent works of art, in the form of carved human bones, have recently been discovered in archaeological excavations in southernmost Mexico. The sculptures are noteworthy for several reasons.First, they are in themselves masterful works of craftsmanship. Few bone carvings approaching these in composition or technique have ever been found in Middle America. Second, works of art of such quality have not until now been reported from this reg…
Systematic Cordage Structure Analysis
Seriation of Anthropological Data: A Computer Program for Matrix-Ordering
A new digital computer program has been developed for the seriation of anthropological data. The program facilitates and refines procedures in the application of certain matrix-ordering approaches, such as the Brainerd-Robinson technique. The new program has special advantages for obtaining the best ordering of a case that is inherent in the data, together with special provisions for experimentation. Some of the innovations consist of working wit…
Systematic Cordage Structure Analysis
Obsidian Dates from Temesco, Valley of Mexico
This paper reports a series of obsidian hydration dates from Temesco, a small Terminal Late Preclassic ceremonial site in the Valley of Mexico. Temesco is located in the Texcoco Plains, an area which may have played a key role in the emergence of the elaborate Classic Period Teotihuacan civilization. Analysis of ceramics and cross-dating with radiocarbon dates from Cuicuilco suggest that Temesco was a short-span site of the first century B.C. Con…
The Interamerican Diffusion of a Cooking Technique: The Culinary Shoe-Pot1
Two Masterpieces of Middle American Bone Sculpture
Two magnificent works of art, in the form of carved human bones, have recently been discovered in archaeological excavations in southernmost Mexico. The sculptures are noteworthy for several reasons.First, they are in themselves masterful works of craftsmanship. Few bone carvings approaching these in composition or technique have ever been found in Middle America. Second, works of art of such quality have not until now been reported from this reg…
The Acceptance and Persistence of Ring Vessels and Stirrup Spout-Handles in the Southwest
The ring vessel (or 'doughnut jar') and the stirrup spout-handle concepts probably diffused together, not only from Peru to Mesoamerica during the pre-Classic, but also from Mesoamerica to the southwestern and eastern United States. In the Southwest they first appeared in the San Juan area aroundA.D.500; later they were accepted by other Anasazi and Anasazi-influenced cultures and persisted to the historic period. The apparent interest of the ear…
Systematic Cordage Structure Analysis
Two Masterpieces of Middle American Bone Sculpture
Two magnificent works of art, in the form of carved human bones, have recently been discovered in archaeological excavations in southernmost Mexico. The sculptures are noteworthy for several reasons.First, they are in themselves masterful works of craftsmanship. Few bone carvings approaching these in composition or technique have ever been found in Middle America. Second, works of art of such quality have not until now been reported from this reg…
The Interamerican Diffusion of a Cooking Technique: The Culinary Shoe-Pot1
The Acceptance and Persistence of Ring Vessels and Stirrup Spout-Handles in the Southwest
The ring vessel (or 'doughnut jar') and the stirrup spout-handle concepts probably diffused together, not only from Peru to Mesoamerica during the pre-Classic, but also from Mesoamerica to the southwestern and eastern United States. In the Southwest they first appeared in the San Juan area aroundA.D.500; later they were accepted by other Anasazi and Anasazi-influenced cultures and persisted to the historic period. The apparent interest of the ear…
A Petroglyph-Decorated Metate from the Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona
An unusual basin metate with a petroglyph on the bottom side was found in the Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona. The metate was lying on the surface in the area of a site, but no distinctive pottery or other artifacts were noted. The design and its relation to the grinding surface form an interesting problem
Obsidian Dates from Temesco, Valley of Mexico
This paper reports a series of obsidian hydration dates from Temesco, a small Terminal Late Preclassic ceremonial site in the Valley of Mexico. Temesco is located in the Texcoco Plains, an area which may have played a key role in the emergence of the elaborate Classic Period Teotihuacan civilization. Analysis of ceramics and cross-dating with radiocarbon dates from Cuicuilco suggest that Temesco was a short-span site of the first century B.C. Con…
Seriation of Anthropological Data: A Computer Program for Matrix-Ordering
A new digital computer program has been developed for the seriation of anthropological data. The program facilitates and refines procedures in the application of certain matrix-ordering approaches, such as the Brainerd-Robinson technique. The new program has special advantages for obtaining the best ordering of a case that is inherent in the data, together with special provisions for experimentation. Some of the innovations consist of working wit…
Shoe-Pots, Patajos, and the Principle of Whimsy
The traditional broad category of shoe-shaped pots (or bird-forms or patojos) is invalid for analytic purposes. It is a catch-all category for vessels which may have had different histories, uses, and meanings. One kind, the culinary shoe-pot, does form a distinctive class with a special use in cooking and was widely distributed in space and time. Previous researchers, including Varner, Beals, and Sisson most recently, have generated spurious pro…
Archaeology (5 works) · Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Latin American history and culture (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)