Casas Grandes Effigy Vessels after the Ontological Turn: A Case Study at Paquimé

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Various studies into the Medio Period (approximately 1200-1450 CE) of the Casas Grandes archaeological culture have emphasized the importance of interpreting iconographic representations on ceramic artifacts to understand the cosmological and social organization of area. These studies have relied on a variety of theoretical approaches to interpret these representations. Since the Ontological Turn within the field of anthropology, however, the importance of Indigenous ontological frameworks has rightfully taken the spotlight in these discussions. In this poster, I critically evaluate how the theoretical developments of the Ontological Turn have been applied within the Casas Grandes region. I also suggest ways in which the central concepts of the Ontological Turn might be better applied within the region by providing a brief case study of hooded human effigy vessels from the site of Paquimé.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 53502