From Cave Mouth To Temple Door

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Art Style as a Communicative Tool in Archaeological Research" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

I suggest that at some point in the development of the Braden art style that the 3D flint-clay statuettes (AD 1100–1175) take the place of the earlier Braden-style paintings (AD 900–1000) found in caves and rockshelters, while temples (BBB Motor Site) that house the flint-clay statuettes substitute for the caves that housed the earlier paintings. Thus, the images carried by the Braden style become renditions of preternatural anthropomorphic and animal figures as well as several categories of symbols, while the temples substitute for the caves that appear to be the natal point of the style.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• Art Style as a Communicative Tool in Archaeological Research

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Abstract Id(s): 30942