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Original Articles

PERISHABLE RITUAL ARTIFACTS AT THE WEST RUIN OF AZTEC, NEW MEXICO: EVIDENCE FOR A CHACOAN MIGRATION

Pages 139-171 | Published online: 24 Jul 2015
 

Abstract

Recent research with the perishable collections from Chaco Canyon and the West Ruin of Aztec has identified a wide range of wood, basketry, and fiber artifacts that probably served as ritual paraphernalia within these communities. In this article, I describe some of these perishable artifacts, their spatial patterning, and their close association with probable ritual storerooms. Employing the concept of technological style, I use similarities in artifact styles and the low-visibility attributes of artifact manufacture to argue for a migration of religious specialists and the transfer of ritual knowledge from Chaco to Aztec during the early twelfth century.

Abstract

Una investigación reciente de colecciones de material perecedero de Chaco Canyon y la West Ruin de Aztec ha identificado amplia variedad de madera, cesteía, y artefactos de fibra que probablemente sirvieron como parafernalia ritual en estas comunidades. En este artícido, describo algunos de los artefactos perecederos, su patrón espacial, y su cercana asociación con probables cuartos de almacenamientos usados para este fin. Empleando el concepto de estilo tecnológico, uso similitudes en estilos de artefactos y los atributos de mano factura del artefacto de poca visibilidad para argumentar por una migración de especialistas religiosos y la transferencia de conocimiento ritual de Chaco a Aztec durante el temprano siglo XII.

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