Archaeological textiles from the Arizona State Museum
Southwestern nets, cloth, and basketry
This short post highlights some of the perishables that caught my eye during my visit to the ASM a couple of weeks ago. I can’t recommend a visit highly enough. The cases and exhibitions are as well thought out as any museum I have visited, and far better than most.
L: A–11822, Apache water bottle basket (twined, material unidentified, H: 203 mm); excavated in 1952 from Pine Flat cave in Graham Co., Ariz., by the Point of Pines field school. See Gifford, ‘Archaeological explorations,’ Fig. 137. / R: A–17097, Mogollon pot rest (twill-plaited, bear grass, W: 121 mm); excavated in 1955 from Red Bow cliff dwelling in Graham Co., Ariz., by the Point of Pines field school. See Gifford, ‘Archaeological explorations,’ Fig. 69.
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La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site
The petroglyphs are just off Paseo Real (i.e., the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro) on caprock to the west and within site of the Santa Fe River. The site is administered by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management.
Puebloan roomblocks
Architectural terminology in Southwestern archaeology
A short post created essentially to help me start to learn Southwestern ethnologists’ terms of art. Many thanks to Matt Taliaferro for fielding my confused queries about some very basic architectural vocabulary. And many apologies to him if any of the following is incorrect! (more…)
Moundville (1Tu500): plaza and two signature artifacts
Landscape, Duck Effigy, Rattlesnake Disc
Moundville Archaeological Park and the Jones Archaeological Museum are a wonderful half-day to full day visit if you have any interest whatsoever in archaeology, American Indian history, landscape, or art. The scope of the grounds and collections are expansive enough to impress but not so massive or flashy as to overwhelm. Entrance and admission to the museum was $8 when I visited on March 31, 2017 which I consider more than reasonable.
This post is a place for my photos of the site’s plaza and two signature artifacts, the so-called Duck Effigy Bowl and Rattlesnake Disc. I hope they pique your interest enough to convince you to pay a visit yourself someday.
Tlaltecuhtli monolith below Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid
Exhibition photos from el Museo del Templo Mayor
On January 15, 2017, I was privileged to make a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site and onsite museum in Mexico City’s Historic Center. I was doubly privileged in receiving a guided tour from Johannes Neurath, Carlos Mondragón, and Anahí Luna.
This blog post touches on the contents of a single room, that dedicated to the massive sculpture depicting the Aztec Earth Lord and a selection of the offerings placed beneath. (more…)
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Archaeological textiles from the Arizona State Museum
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La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site
Just SW of Santa Fe Regional Airport on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Continue reading →
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Puebloan roomblocks
Learning to read, write, and draw architecture of the Native Southwestern US. Continue reading →
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Moundville (1Tu500): plaza and two signature artifacts
Landscape, Duck Effigy, Rattlesnake Disc Moundville Archaeological Park and the Jones Archaeological Museum are a wonderful half-day to full day visit if you have any interest…
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