Archaeological Interpretations of West Mexican Ceramic Art From the Late Preclassic Period

Three Figurine projects

Bibliographic Data

ID6033972
AuthorsJane Stevenson Day, Jane Day (Denver Museum of Nature and Science, corresponding author), Kristi Butterwick (Denver Museum of Nature and Science), Robert Pickering (0000-0002-2663-7574, Denver Museum of Nature and Science), Robert B Pickering
Year1996
Volume7
Issue1
Pages149-161
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536100001358
OpenAlexW2138971608
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Scholars of West Mexico generally rely on the ceramic figurine tradition found in shaft tombs for interpreting the prehistory of the Late Preclassic period. Three new projects on shaft-tomb ceramics seek to advance our understanding of the Late Formative culture and societies of this region. First, ceramic figures are examined for evidence of the ball game in West Mexico; second, for cultural information about domestic and community organization; and third, for ways to differentiate authentic figures from modern reproductions

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Formative assessment · Geography · Prehistory · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · History · Latin American history and culture

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