Helmets and Wind Jewels
Author(s): Cheryl Claassen
Year: 2021
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
An exploratory look at Helmet shell use during the Woodland period and Busycon columella "wind jewels" in the Mississippian period. The investigation is informed by Mesoamerican shell symbolism.
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Helmets and Wind Jewels. Cheryl Claassen. Presented at The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2021 ( tDAR id: 467564)
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Keywords
General
Iconography and Art
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Shell
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Woodland
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southeast United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -93.735; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -73.389; max lat: 39.572 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 32880