Caborca, Sonora (Geographic Keyword)

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Similarity in Design Symmetry and Style Between Trincheras Rock Art and Hohokam Ceramic Design: Implications for Parallel Meanings (1986)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Owen Lindauer. Bert Zaslow.

There are petroglyphs from Cerro Calera, Caborca, Sonora whose stylistic structure indicates planning and characteristics identical to banded patterns found on Hohokam pottery. Symmetry is used to make formalized descriptions and comparisons between this Trincheras rock art and Hohokam ceramic two-dimensional patterns. The quality of planning of the petroglyphs is used to describe the derivation and context of the designs. Specific similarities between rock art and pottery design are identified...