Karen M Gardner
Biographic Data
| ID | 199416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen M Gardner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gardner |
| SIGNATURE | GARDNER K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Prewitt and Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
National Register Testing at 41BQ285, Bosque County, Texas
Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted archeological test excavations at 41BQ285 in June 2006 for the Texas Department of Transportation under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 4102. Site 41BQ285, in southeastern Bosque County, was located during an archeological survey for the proposed replacement of the FM 56 bridge over the North Bosque River. It is a prehistoric campsite buried in a cumulic soil in the upper deposits of a late Holocene alluvial t…
Female Jar Carriers of the Mimbres
Historically, the transportation of water for the Pueblos of the American Southwest was an important activity conducted primarily by females. Water commonly was transported in a jar, balanced on the top of the female's head. The antiquity of this practice has gone undetermined in the archaeological record because it represents a behavioral, instead of a material, aspect of society. As a result, virtually the only way to identify this practice and…
Wolves in sheep's clothing
The use of hunting disguises by Native Americans is well documented historically as a means to increase hunting success. The use of such disguises in prehistory, however, is not well documented. Four prehistoric motifs are presented here that show the use of hunting disguises approximately 900 years ago. These motifs were painted by the Mimbres‐Mogollon, a Puebloan group in southwestern New Mexico. Not only is the use of disguises shown, but so t…
An Unusual Birth Depicted in Mimbres Pottery
Hegmon and Trevathan's (1996) contention that Mimbres figurative pottery was probably painted by men ignorant about birthing, as evidenced by a virtually impossible birthing scene, is unsubstantiated. This claim was due to a lack of familiarity with the birthing motif they described, as well as selective and unrepresentative use of relevant ethnographic and historical data. We find no evidence that men painted Mimbres pottery
Possible Mimbres Documentation of Pueblo Snake Ceremonies in the Eleventh Century
Ceremonies using live snakes are highly publicized events of many southwestern Pueblos, due in part to the handling of rattlesnakes. Although some of these ceremonies have been described at length, little is known of their antiquity. While informants indicated that such ceremonies are quite old and greatly precede documentation by western anthropologists, no chronological dates were specified. Without written records or clear archaeological evide…
Data Recovery at Justiceburg Reservior (Lake Alan Henry), Garza and Kent Counties, Texas
Phase III data recovery investigations at one historic and three prehistoric sites, augmented by additional survey and off-site geological investigations, were conducted at Lake Alan Henry (formerly Justiceburg Reservoir) on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River in Garza and Kent counties, Texas, during the fall and winter of 1990-1991. Descriptive data from this first of three field seasons of data recovery are presented here in anticipat…
An Unusual Birth Depicted in Mimbres Pottery
Hegmon and Trevathan's (1996) contention that Mimbres figurative pottery was probably painted by men ignorant about birthing, as evidenced by a virtually impossible birthing scene, is unsubstantiated. This claim was due to a lack of familiarity with the birthing motif they described, as well as selective and unrepresentative use of relevant ethnographic and historical data. We find no evidence that men painted Mimbres pottery
Possible Mimbres Documentation of Pueblo Snake Ceremonies in the Eleventh Century
Ceremonies using live snakes are highly publicized events of many southwestern Pueblos, due in part to the handling of rattlesnakes. Although some of these ceremonies have been described at length, little is known of their antiquity. While informants indicated that such ceremonies are quite old and greatly precede documentation by western anthropologists, no chronological dates were specified. Without written records or clear archaeological evide…
Data Recovery at Justiceburg Reservior (Lake Alan Henry), Garza and Kent Counties, Texas
Phase III data recovery investigations at one historic and three prehistoric sites, augmented by additional survey and off-site geological investigations, were conducted at Lake Alan Henry (formerly Justiceburg Reservoir) on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River in Garza and Kent counties, Texas, during the fall and winter of 1990-1991. Descriptive data from this first of three field seasons of data recovery are presented here in anticipat…
Possible Mimbres Documentation of Pueblo Snake Ceremonies in the Eleventh Century
Ceremonies using live snakes are highly publicized events of many southwestern Pueblos, due in part to the handling of rattlesnakes. Although some of these ceremonies have been described at length, little is known of their antiquity. While informants indicated that such ceremonies are quite old and greatly precede documentation by western anthropologists, no chronological dates were specified. Without written records or clear archaeological evide…
An Unusual Birth Depicted in Mimbres Pottery
Hegmon and Trevathan's (1996) contention that Mimbres figurative pottery was probably painted by men ignorant about birthing, as evidenced by a virtually impossible birthing scene, is unsubstantiated. This claim was due to a lack of familiarity with the birthing motif they described, as well as selective and unrepresentative use of relevant ethnographic and historical data. We find no evidence that men painted Mimbres pottery
Female Jar Carriers of the Mimbres
Historically, the transportation of water for the Pueblos of the American Southwest was an important activity conducted primarily by females. Water commonly was transported in a jar, balanced on the top of the female's head. The antiquity of this practice has gone undetermined in the archaeological record because it represents a behavioral, instead of a material, aspect of society. As a result, virtually the only way to identify this practice and…
Wolves in sheep's clothing
The use of hunting disguises by Native Americans is well documented historically as a means to increase hunting success. The use of such disguises in prehistory, however, is not well documented. Four prehistoric motifs are presented here that show the use of hunting disguises approximately 900 years ago. These motifs were painted by the Mimbres‐Mogollon, a Puebloan group in southwestern New Mexico. Not only is the use of disguises shown, but so t…
National Register Testing at 41BQ285, Bosque County, Texas
Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted archeological test excavations at 41BQ285 in June 2006 for the Texas Department of Transportation under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 4102. Site 41BQ285, in southeastern Bosque County, was located during an archeological survey for the proposed replacement of the FM 56 bridge over the North Bosque River. It is a prehistoric campsite buried in a cumulic soil in the upper deposits of a late Holocene alluvial t…
Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Prehistory (4 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Pottery (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works)