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Anthropology News, 1998
Intercsted readers nic~y wish to consiilt the f o l l o w i n g : Ivurt Turk, e d. Mousterian Bon... more Intercsted readers nic~y wish to consiilt the f o l l o w i n g : Ivurt Turk, e d. Mousterian Bone Flute and Other Finds from Divje Babe I Cave Site in Sloven i a , O y er a I r i s tit u t i A rch aeo 1 og ici Sloveniae 2 , 1 9 9 7 ; P Chase arid A N o w e 1 I , C 11 rre n t Ant I) ro p o 1 o g y , i n press.] W 1998 I.c.srte of Turkey Call, the rnagazine of the National Wild Turkey Fed-By Jonothntr I:' K c y t n a n (Illinois Stute M i~.~i t i) r Society. Kcsearcli m d C..ollec.tions Ctr)
Science, 1976
... Bonito is located at 36°03.7'N, 107°57.7'W, as determined from the USGS 7.5... more ... Bonito is located at 36°03.7'N, 107°57.7'W, as determined from the USGS 7.5' Topographic Map, Pueblo Bonito Quadrangle, 1966, at ... is generally agreed that the prehistoric for-ests adjacent to the canyon were vestigial and were receding long before the Ana-sazi occupation ...
Current Anthropology, 1987
Traces are not far removed from "signals," that is, they imply some sort of action-purs... more Traces are not far removed from "signals," that is, they imply some sort of action-pursuit, flight, exploration, etc.; they are alerting signs. The image, on the other hand, has no signal value: it incites no expectations, no anxiety, no action. The observer has nothing to do but observe-and perhaps reflect. Hunters would have been quite used to natural signs; images would have been new and remarkable, eliciting a recognition of distinctively human powers, for the image points not only to a referent but also to a maker. In the case of hoofprints these are one and the same, but in the case of the image they are different. The awareness that images were manmade could have provided an impetus towards collective self-consciousness. Why the interest in animals and not people and especially faces? This is a hard question and not altogether legitimate, for the representation of human forms not only began very early but endured in substantial quantity throughout he Upper Paleolithic. Faces too, though rare, are by no means unknown. Yet it is true that most representations of the human form are faceless, often indeed headless and in the case of engraved vulvas even bodiless. This suggests that they are generalized objects largely in the category "human female" and as such are exactly analogous to categorical representations of animals. Both human and animal representations, apparently lacking any individuating features, seem to reflect a species or category interest. It follows that representation began with the general rather than the concrete. This conclusion is consistent with the notion that Paleolithic depiction is to be correlated with mental development, for the human mind becomes mind in its grasp of the general, or more precisely, in its conscious recognition of category (as distinct from mere responses of sensory-motor schemata, which are themselves, of course, graspings of the general at a lower cognitive level). Psychologically, the interest in faces is too particular to be readily generalized, especially as a category of objects of desire like "animal" and "female."
Current Anthropology, 1987
... At best, the petroglyphs might have marked the location of a sun shrine (Zeilik 1985), althou... more ... At best, the petroglyphs might have marked the location of a sun shrine (Zeilik 1985), although their location and the difficulty of access to them ... what I assume is an attempt to suggest that I am not current with the research at Chaco Canyon, Marshack seems to chide me for using ...
Current Anthropology, 1982
... Upper Paleolithic Venus figures provide today's anthropolo-gist with no scientific data,... more ... Upper Paleolithic Venus figures provide today's anthropolo-gist with no scientific data, but we gain from them a feeling about how Upper Paleolithic man was coping ... by BALAJI MUNDKUR Biological Sciences Group, Box U-42, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. ...
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](Current Anthropology, 1973
The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access... more The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access to leading academic journals and scholarly literature from around the world. The Archive is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers, and foundations. It is an initiative of JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to help the scholarly community take advantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2004
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 1998
Finally, several of the papers present excellent statements of purpose with respect to the theore... more Finally, several of the papers present excellent statements of purpose with respect to the theoretical assump tions behind the research. Exp�cation of hegomonic discourse by Beaudry �. is well �veloped and articulated as is Henry!s discussion of consumer• behavior within the context of group decision making. Hamilton's development of the significance of food and the role that rank played in access to preferred resources is illuminating. Taken as a whole this collection of papers illustrates many of the points made in the first two chapters of the volume. They demonstrate a diversity of the uses and orientations researchers take toward historical source material. The archaeology of capitalism is often apparent as a defining para digm. Attempts to identify interest groups, ethnicity, classes, and subcultures on the basis of the archaeo, logical record is problematized in many of the papers. In several cases, processual methodology is alive and well in the employ of historical archaeologists asking significant social questions that utilize a middle range approach. Finally, issues of scale are addressed repeatedly in research that seeks solutions to difficulties with appropriate units of analysis. Little's assertion that historical archaeology is, and has been its own discipline, is supported by this volume.
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2001
m�nschheit: geschicht� der erforschung der natur und der verwertung tier natulrrafte im diensre d... more m�nschheit: geschicht� der erforschung der natur und der verwertung tier natulrrafte im diensre der volker (Berlin: Bong, 1902-1904) and his travels in Central America are related in Mittelamerikanische reisen und studiem aus denjahren 1888 bis 1900 (Braunschweig: Vieweg und Sohn. 1902). Sapper's pUbl ications in the natural sciences include a pioneering work on Guatemalan physical geology, Grundzuge der physikalischen geographie von Guatemala (Gotha: Perthes, 1894); geology and physical geography, Ub er gebirgsbau un boden des nordlichem Mittelamerika (Gotha: Perthes, 1899); on Central American volcanoes and earthquakes, In den vulcangebieten Mittelamerikas und We shndiens (Stuttgart: Schweizerbartsche, 1905) and Die vulkane (Breslau: Rirt, 1925); and he authored El infiemo de Masaya. (Saale: Niemeyer, 1925) about a volcano in Nicaragua. Other major writings include Geologischer Bau und Landschaft sbild (Braunschweig: Vieweg uDd Sohn, 1922). a treatise on climatology, Klimakunde von Mittelamerika (Berlin: Bomtraeger, 1932), and a work on Mexican economic conditions entitled Mexico: Land, yolk und wirtschaft (Wein: Seidel und Sohn, 1928). Lehmann, who published 17 major works, is not well known for his Central American writings. His efforts foeussed on a number of Mexican codices (Aubin and Chimalpopoca), the Aztec site of Colhuacan. and Mexican and Peruvian art. Among the pubJications are Geschichte der Azteken:
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2001
Casas Grandes (Paquime) has gained prominence as the subject of books and articles since Charles ... more Casas Grandes (Paquime) has gained prominence as the subject of books and articles since Charles C. Di Peso and his colleagues, John Rinaldo and GIoria Fenner, published their 8-volume master work in 1974: Casas Grandes: A Fallen Trading Center oJ the Gran Chichimeca. The volume reviewed here contains an introduction by the editors followed by 18 essays written by 28 scholars, and organized into 4 sections: The Core Area (7); The Outer Sphere (3); The Larger View (7); and Toward a New Synthesis (I). It is dedicated is to the memory of J. Charles Kelley and Daniel Wo lfman, and the death of Oement Meighan, one of the contributors, is noted in the Acknowledg ments. This volume is the product of a 1995 symposium-''The Casas Grandes Interaction Sphere: Origins, Nature, Contacts, and Legacy"-held as part of the Durango (Colorado) Conference on Southwest Archaeology. The co-editors begin their Introduction by stating that "A number of scholars have suggested that the current conceptual framework of southwestern archaeology is deficient" (p. 3) partially due to an adherence to Kidder's "San Juan hypothesis" coupled with the belief that all major cultural changes in the Southwest resulted from ecological adaptations. This argument is not new: several the authors whose papers appear herein have made it for decades, as did J. Charles Kelley and Charles C. Di Peso; and it must he noted that Kidder (1958:227) came to believe that certain Pueblo cultural complexes were ultimately derived from Mexico, e.g., the Tewa Awanyu (Plumed or Homed Ser pent) that is also found in almost all the other Pueblos under various names, such as Ko'loowisi (Zuni) and Pa lulukona (Hopi). Between the Introduction by Schaafsma and Riley and the first set of essays are 21 blackand-white photographs. These are not specifically linked to any of the essays-I could find no direct citations of them-so presumably they are intended as views of the Casas Grandes world. Some are better than others; the photograph of Casas Grandes with its then new coat of plaster is striking (Plate 10). Unfortunately, Plate 20-a turkey pen at Casas Grandes-is printed upside down. Space does not permit in-depth discussion of all 18 essays, so the title and a brief summ ary are provided for each with comments, as appropriate. The first essay is by Paul and Suzanne Fish ("Re flections of the Casas Grandes Regional System from the Northwestern Periphery") who argue that:-1 9
American Indian Quarterly, 1978
American Antiquity, 1978
Several solar alignments were found for the east window of Room 44 at Wupatki. Analysis shows tha... more Several solar alignments were found for the east window of Room 44 at Wupatki. Analysis shows that these alignments were the accidental products of National Park Service construction and not the intended design of the original builders of the pueblo. This analysis provides an excellent example of the problems inherent in archaeoastronomical and architectural studies at…
American Antiquity, 1978
Frequent theodolite and transit setups are time consuming. Two techniques are described which red... more Frequent theodolite and transit setups are time consuming. Two techniques are described which reduce time expenditures and improve setup efficiency. The first technique requires the use of a small bubble level, the second, pieces of a rubber tire.
American Antiquity, 2002
Located in the mountains of east-central Arizona, Grasshopper Pueblo is a prehistoric ruin that h... more Located in the mountains of east-central Arizona, Grasshopper Pueblo is a prehistoric ruin that has been excavated and interpreted more thoroughly than most sites in the Southwest: more than 100 rooms have been unearthed here, and artifacts of remarkable quantity and quality have been discovered. Thanks to these findings, we know more about ancient life at Grasshopper than at most other pueblos.Now two archaeologists who have devoted more than two decades to investigations at Grasshopper reconstruct the life and times of this fourteenth-century Mogollon community. Written for general readers--and for the White Mountain Apache, on whose land Grasshopper Pueblo is located and who have participated in the excavations there--the book conveys the simple joys and typical problems of an ancient way of life as inferred from its material remains.Reid and Whittlesey's account reveals much about the human capacity for living under what must strike modern readers as adverse conditions. They describe the environment with which the people had to cope; hunting, gathering, and farming methods; uses of tools, pottery, baskets, and textiles; types of rooms and households; and the functioning of social groups. They also reconstruct the sacred world of Grasshopper as interpreted through mortuary ritual and sacred objects and discuss the relationship of Grasshopper residents with neighbors and with those who preceded and followed them.Grasshopper Pueblo not only thoroughly reconstructs this past life at a mountain village, it also offers readers an appreciation of life at the field school and an understanding of how excavations have proceeded there through the years. For anyone enchanted by mysteries of the past, it reveals significant features of human culture and spirit and the ultimate value of archaeology to contemporary society.
American Anthropologist, 1994
American Anthropologist, 1985
American Anthropologist, 1985
American Anthropologist, 1983
Anthropology News, 1998
Intercsted readers nic~y wish to consiilt the f o l l o w i n g : Ivurt Turk, e d. Mousterian Bon... more Intercsted readers nic~y wish to consiilt the f o l l o w i n g : Ivurt Turk, e d. Mousterian Bone Flute and Other Finds from Divje Babe I Cave Site in Sloven i a , O y er a I r i s tit u t i A rch aeo 1 og ici Sloveniae 2 , 1 9 9 7 ; P Chase arid A N o w e 1 I , C 11 rre n t Ant I) ro p o 1 o g y , i n press.] W 1998 I.c.srte of Turkey Call, the rnagazine of the National Wild Turkey Fed-By Jonothntr I:' K c y t n a n (Illinois Stute M i~.~i t i) r Society. Kcsearcli m d C..ollec.tions Ctr)
Science, 1976
... Bonito is located at 36°03.7'N, 107°57.7'W, as determined from the USGS 7.5... more ... Bonito is located at 36°03.7'N, 107°57.7'W, as determined from the USGS 7.5' Topographic Map, Pueblo Bonito Quadrangle, 1966, at ... is generally agreed that the prehistoric for-ests adjacent to the canyon were vestigial and were receding long before the Ana-sazi occupation ...
Current Anthropology, 1987
Traces are not far removed from "signals," that is, they imply some sort of action-purs... more Traces are not far removed from "signals," that is, they imply some sort of action-pursuit, flight, exploration, etc.; they are alerting signs. The image, on the other hand, has no signal value: it incites no expectations, no anxiety, no action. The observer has nothing to do but observe-and perhaps reflect. Hunters would have been quite used to natural signs; images would have been new and remarkable, eliciting a recognition of distinctively human powers, for the image points not only to a referent but also to a maker. In the case of hoofprints these are one and the same, but in the case of the image they are different. The awareness that images were manmade could have provided an impetus towards collective self-consciousness. Why the interest in animals and not people and especially faces? This is a hard question and not altogether legitimate, for the representation of human forms not only began very early but endured in substantial quantity throughout he Upper Paleolithic. Faces too, though rare, are by no means unknown. Yet it is true that most representations of the human form are faceless, often indeed headless and in the case of engraved vulvas even bodiless. This suggests that they are generalized objects largely in the category "human female" and as such are exactly analogous to categorical representations of animals. Both human and animal representations, apparently lacking any individuating features, seem to reflect a species or category interest. It follows that representation began with the general rather than the concrete. This conclusion is consistent with the notion that Paleolithic depiction is to be correlated with mental development, for the human mind becomes mind in its grasp of the general, or more precisely, in its conscious recognition of category (as distinct from mere responses of sensory-motor schemata, which are themselves, of course, graspings of the general at a lower cognitive level). Psychologically, the interest in faces is too particular to be readily generalized, especially as a category of objects of desire like "animal" and "female."
Current Anthropology, 1987
... At best, the petroglyphs might have marked the location of a sun shrine (Zeilik 1985), althou... more ... At best, the petroglyphs might have marked the location of a sun shrine (Zeilik 1985), although their location and the difficulty of access to them ... what I assume is an attempt to suggest that I am not current with the research at Chaco Canyon, Marshack seems to chide me for using ...
Current Anthropology, 1982
... Upper Paleolithic Venus figures provide today's anthropolo-gist with no scientific data,... more ... Upper Paleolithic Venus figures provide today's anthropolo-gist with no scientific data, but we gain from them a feeling about how Upper Paleolithic man was coping ... by BALAJI MUNDKUR Biological Sciences Group, Box U-42, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. ...
Current Anthropology, 1973
The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access... more The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access to leading academic journals and scholarly literature from around the world. The Archive is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers, and foundations. It is an initiative of JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to help the scholarly community take advantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2004
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 1998
Finally, several of the papers present excellent statements of purpose with respect to the theore... more Finally, several of the papers present excellent statements of purpose with respect to the theoretical assump tions behind the research. Exp�cation of hegomonic discourse by Beaudry �. is well �veloped and articulated as is Henry!s discussion of consumer• behavior within the context of group decision making. Hamilton's development of the significance of food and the role that rank played in access to preferred resources is illuminating. Taken as a whole this collection of papers illustrates many of the points made in the first two chapters of the volume. They demonstrate a diversity of the uses and orientations researchers take toward historical source material. The archaeology of capitalism is often apparent as a defining para digm. Attempts to identify interest groups, ethnicity, classes, and subcultures on the basis of the archaeo, logical record is problematized in many of the papers. In several cases, processual methodology is alive and well in the employ of historical archaeologists asking significant social questions that utilize a middle range approach. Finally, issues of scale are addressed repeatedly in research that seeks solutions to difficulties with appropriate units of analysis. Little's assertion that historical archaeology is, and has been its own discipline, is supported by this volume.
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2001
m�nschheit: geschicht� der erforschung der natur und der verwertung tier natulrrafte im diensre d... more m�nschheit: geschicht� der erforschung der natur und der verwertung tier natulrrafte im diensre der volker (Berlin: Bong, 1902-1904) and his travels in Central America are related in Mittelamerikanische reisen und studiem aus denjahren 1888 bis 1900 (Braunschweig: Vieweg und Sohn. 1902). Sapper's pUbl ications in the natural sciences include a pioneering work on Guatemalan physical geology, Grundzuge der physikalischen geographie von Guatemala (Gotha: Perthes, 1894); geology and physical geography, Ub er gebirgsbau un boden des nordlichem Mittelamerika (Gotha: Perthes, 1899); on Central American volcanoes and earthquakes, In den vulcangebieten Mittelamerikas und We shndiens (Stuttgart: Schweizerbartsche, 1905) and Die vulkane (Breslau: Rirt, 1925); and he authored El infiemo de Masaya. (Saale: Niemeyer, 1925) about a volcano in Nicaragua. Other major writings include Geologischer Bau und Landschaft sbild (Braunschweig: Vieweg uDd Sohn, 1922). a treatise on climatology, Klimakunde von Mittelamerika (Berlin: Bomtraeger, 1932), and a work on Mexican economic conditions entitled Mexico: Land, yolk und wirtschaft (Wein: Seidel und Sohn, 1928). Lehmann, who published 17 major works, is not well known for his Central American writings. His efforts foeussed on a number of Mexican codices (Aubin and Chimalpopoca), the Aztec site of Colhuacan. and Mexican and Peruvian art. Among the pubJications are Geschichte der Azteken:
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2001
Casas Grandes (Paquime) has gained prominence as the subject of books and articles since Charles ... more Casas Grandes (Paquime) has gained prominence as the subject of books and articles since Charles C. Di Peso and his colleagues, John Rinaldo and GIoria Fenner, published their 8-volume master work in 1974: Casas Grandes: A Fallen Trading Center oJ the Gran Chichimeca. The volume reviewed here contains an introduction by the editors followed by 18 essays written by 28 scholars, and organized into 4 sections: The Core Area (7); The Outer Sphere (3); The Larger View (7); and Toward a New Synthesis (I). It is dedicated is to the memory of J. Charles Kelley and Daniel Wo lfman, and the death of Oement Meighan, one of the contributors, is noted in the Acknowledg ments. This volume is the product of a 1995 symposium-''The Casas Grandes Interaction Sphere: Origins, Nature, Contacts, and Legacy"-held as part of the Durango (Colorado) Conference on Southwest Archaeology. The co-editors begin their Introduction by stating that "A number of scholars have suggested that the current conceptual framework of southwestern archaeology is deficient" (p. 3) partially due to an adherence to Kidder's "San Juan hypothesis" coupled with the belief that all major cultural changes in the Southwest resulted from ecological adaptations. This argument is not new: several the authors whose papers appear herein have made it for decades, as did J. Charles Kelley and Charles C. Di Peso; and it must he noted that Kidder (1958:227) came to believe that certain Pueblo cultural complexes were ultimately derived from Mexico, e.g., the Tewa Awanyu (Plumed or Homed Ser pent) that is also found in almost all the other Pueblos under various names, such as Ko'loowisi (Zuni) and Pa lulukona (Hopi). Between the Introduction by Schaafsma and Riley and the first set of essays are 21 blackand-white photographs. These are not specifically linked to any of the essays-I could find no direct citations of them-so presumably they are intended as views of the Casas Grandes world. Some are better than others; the photograph of Casas Grandes with its then new coat of plaster is striking (Plate 10). Unfortunately, Plate 20-a turkey pen at Casas Grandes-is printed upside down. Space does not permit in-depth discussion of all 18 essays, so the title and a brief summ ary are provided for each with comments, as appropriate. The first essay is by Paul and Suzanne Fish ("Re flections of the Casas Grandes Regional System from the Northwestern Periphery") who argue that:-1 9
American Indian Quarterly, 1978
American Antiquity, 1978
Several solar alignments were found for the east window of Room 44 at Wupatki. Analysis shows tha... more Several solar alignments were found for the east window of Room 44 at Wupatki. Analysis shows that these alignments were the accidental products of National Park Service construction and not the intended design of the original builders of the pueblo. This analysis provides an excellent example of the problems inherent in archaeoastronomical and architectural studies at…
American Antiquity, 1978
Frequent theodolite and transit setups are time consuming. Two techniques are described which red... more Frequent theodolite and transit setups are time consuming. Two techniques are described which reduce time expenditures and improve setup efficiency. The first technique requires the use of a small bubble level, the second, pieces of a rubber tire.
American Antiquity, 2002
Located in the mountains of east-central Arizona, Grasshopper Pueblo is a prehistoric ruin that h... more Located in the mountains of east-central Arizona, Grasshopper Pueblo is a prehistoric ruin that has been excavated and interpreted more thoroughly than most sites in the Southwest: more than 100 rooms have been unearthed here, and artifacts of remarkable quantity and quality have been discovered. Thanks to these findings, we know more about ancient life at Grasshopper than at most other pueblos.Now two archaeologists who have devoted more than two decades to investigations at Grasshopper reconstruct the life and times of this fourteenth-century Mogollon community. Written for general readers--and for the White Mountain Apache, on whose land Grasshopper Pueblo is located and who have participated in the excavations there--the book conveys the simple joys and typical problems of an ancient way of life as inferred from its material remains.Reid and Whittlesey's account reveals much about the human capacity for living under what must strike modern readers as adverse conditions. They describe the environment with which the people had to cope; hunting, gathering, and farming methods; uses of tools, pottery, baskets, and textiles; types of rooms and households; and the functioning of social groups. They also reconstruct the sacred world of Grasshopper as interpreted through mortuary ritual and sacred objects and discuss the relationship of Grasshopper residents with neighbors and with those who preceded and followed them.Grasshopper Pueblo not only thoroughly reconstructs this past life at a mountain village, it also offers readers an appreciation of life at the field school and an understanding of how excavations have proceeded there through the years. For anyone enchanted by mysteries of the past, it reveals significant features of human culture and spirit and the ultimate value of archaeology to contemporary society.
American Anthropologist, 1994
American Anthropologist, 1985
American Anthropologist, 1985
American Anthropologist, 1983