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Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
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Zoomorphic Iconography on Preclassic Hohokam Red-on-Buff Pottery: A Whole Vessel Study from the Gila River Basin

Pages 223-247 | Published online: 25 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Zoomorphic iconography is a hallmark of Preclassic Hohokam red-on-buff pottery decoration, but quantified data have not been consistently collected by Hohokam archaeologists. This study presents an exploratory analysis of a tightly controlled set of data from several Preclassic Hohokam sites along the Gila River in central Arizona, including 133 whole vessels from mortuary contexts at the Grewe and Snaketown sites, and eight sites in the Gila Bend area. The data show a consistent preference for bird iconography among common vessel form classes across the region. These results support a shared ideology among different populations living in the GilaRiver basin before A.D. 1150, and merit further research.

RESUMEN

La iconografía zoomorfa es un sello característico de la decoración cerámica Hohokam rojo sobre café del periodo Preclásico, desafortunadamente datos cuantificados sobre este aspecto no han sido recolectados consistentemente por los arqueólogos de esta área. Esta investigación presenta un análisis preliminar de un conjunto de datos, estrictamente controlados, provenientes de varios sitios Preclásicos Hohokam localizados a lo largo del Río Gila en la porción central de Arizona. De igual manera se incluyen en el análisis 133 vasijas completas provenientes de contextos funerarios de los sitios Grewe, Snaketown y de otros ocho del área Gila Bend. Los datos muestran una constante preferencia iconográfica de pájaros en vasijas de forma ordinaria a lo largo de la región en estudio. Estos resultados apoyan la noción de una ideologia compartida entre las diferentes poblaciones que habitaban la cuenca del Río Gila antes de 1150 D.C. y que merecen una investigación más profunda.

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