Gaming Pieces in the US Southwest
Author(s): Susannah Johnson; Karen Schollmeyer
Year: 2018
Summary
Tabular pieces of worked bone, commonly referred to as gaming pieces, have been found in archaeological sites throughout North America and the US Southwest. This project focuses on gaming pieces in Southwestern archaeological sites, with an emphasis on the Gila River basin. Data on gaming pieces in this area are compared to the Great Basin and surrounding regions, where much of the current research on these items has been focused. The analysis and comparison of context and other characteristics of known occurrences of gaming pieces in the Southwest informs a larger picture of how these gaming pieces may have been used in the past.
Cite this Record
Gaming Pieces in the US Southwest. Susannah Johnson, Karen Schollmeyer. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 444785)
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Keywords
General
Material Culture and Technology
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Mogollon
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southwest United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -124.365; min lat: 25.958 ; max long: -93.428; max lat: 41.902 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 21132