Split-Twig Figurines in Grand Canyon, Arizona
New Discoveries and Interpretations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7897268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Emslie (0000-0001-9112-5690, Western Colorado University, corresponding author), Steven D Emslie, Jim I Mead (0000-0002-4975-022X, Northern Arizona University), Larry Coats (Northern Arizona University) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-173 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | KIVA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00231940.1995.11758301 |
| OpenAlex | W2491726295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Five previously unreported, relatively undisturbed caves in the high vertical cliffs of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, provide new information on Archaic culture and the function of split-twig figurines. Radiocarbon dates indicate cultural use of these sites between 4390–3700 B.P. and correspond in age with similar localities in the Grand Canyon. Unlike most other Archaic sites in the Grand Canyon, these sites contain numerous rock cairns as well as cairns built partially or entirely of indurated packrat-midden of late Pleistocene age. Archaic artifacts, including split-twig figurines, appear to be deliberately associated with fossil material of extinct mountain goat (Oreamnos harringtoni) and other vertebrate remains. Though split-twig figurines are assumed to have been associated with hunting ritual, caves for this ceremony may have been chosen for their length and fossil contents. The lack of patterns in cairn construction, size, and location also suggests that each cairn is an individual “signature” left by prehistoric humans who periodically gained entrance to these remote caves
Archaeology · Biology · Canyon · Cartography · Cave · Geography · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Taphonomy · Twig · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Late Archaic Totemism in the Greater American Southwest
The Last 30,000 Years of Faunal History within the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Effects of Forest Fires on Archaeological Resources at Grand Canyon National Park
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The Pinto Basin Complex at Grand Canyon, Arizona
Shamans' Gallery
Additional Information on Split-Twig and Other Willow Figurines from the Greater Southwest
The Grand Canyon Figurine Complex
Grand Canyon Dams, Split-Twig Figurines, and 'Hit-and-Run' Archaeology
Split-Twig Figurines in the Grand Canyon
A Historical Analysis and Synthesis of Grand Canyon Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2014 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |