Clay Figurines from the Lower Pecos Region, Texas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2567762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry J Shafer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2Part1 |
| Pages | 148-158 |
| Publication date | 1975-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/279610 |
| OpenAlex | W2077120662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
All reported findings of anthropomorphic clay figurines from the lower Pecos region of Texas are synthesized. Considerations are given to figurine chronology, technology, morphology, and function. The finds made with adequate chronological control occur in the Middle Archaic period, from about 2000 B.C. to 200 B.C. A brief description of the Lower Pecos Archaic cultural system is presented in order to place the figurines in a context for functional analysis.The figurines are hand-shaped, usually unfired, and represent both males and females. Painted or incised decorations are restricted to female forms; socio-cultural explanations for this pattern are explored. The specific uses of the figurines remain indefinite
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Period (music · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies · History
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 2020 (44) |
| Highly cited | No |