Effigy vessels (Other Keyword)
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Habitual Postures of the Medio Period Casas Grandes People: A Comparison of Visual Art Representations and Skeletal Data (2016)
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One of the most distinctive forms to come out of the Medio period (1200-1475AD) Casas Grandes ceramic tradition was human effigy vessels. These vessels exhibit primary and secondary sexual traits, and the males and the females are seated in different postures. The males are usually seated in a squatted position, whereas the females typically sit with their legs straight out. To see if these vessels reflected real-life habitual postures, Medio period skeletal remains from Paquimé were examined....