The Mono Craters Petroglyphs, California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2563178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Lou Davis (0000-0003-3757-9688, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236-239 |
| Publication date | 1961-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/277842 |
| OpenAlex | W2319767805 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
An unreported group of petroglyphs, all versions of a single 'horseshoe' symbol carved in high relief, occur on an isolated volcanic peak. The more realistic ones appear to represent female genitalia and the rest seem to be more abstract versions of the same motif. Archaeological investigation has disclosed similar motifs in Southern California and ethnological research has turned up clues in the literature suggesting that the same 'horseshoe' symbol survived until recently as a magical element in the Diegueño girls' initiation ceremony
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Astrobiology · Biology · Ceremony · Geography · Horseshoe (symbol · Impact crater · Motif (music · Symbol (formal · Volcano · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Geology · History · Latin American history and culture · Paleontology · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 1966 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |