The roles of the figurines of Oaxaca
Author(s): Violeta Vazquez Campa
Year: 2015
Summary
The figurines were an essential part of prehistoric people in Mesoamerica. In Oaxaca, these figurines were essential for daily and religious life in the village stages. It has been subject of several hypotheses in its role and significance in life due to the same range and presence in most places in the Oaxaca region. However, we were unable to determine a specific role for each stage or a decisive site because we need to carry out further excavations in contexts that include them. In this presentation the objective is the review and comparison of figurines of the Preclassic and Classic periods in the Southern Isthmus and central Valleys of Oaxaca demonstrating the possible roles that these have in the region. In addition, It will be introduced a new vision in the role and use of the classic figurines in the South Isthmus, such as a female representation of ballplayers.
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The roles of the figurines of Oaxaca. Violeta Vazquez Campa. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 395112)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica
Spatial Coverage
min long: -107.271; min lat: 12.383 ; max long: -86.353; max lat: 23.08 ;