essay

Preceramic cordage and basketry from Guilá Naquitz

guilá naquitz : archaic foraging and early agriculture in oaxaca, mexico • Orlando • Published In 1986 • Pages:

By: King, Mary Elizabeth.

Abstract
King analyzes the materials and techniques employed in creating the cordage, netting, and basketry recovered from Guilá Naquitz Cave. Knotted cordage is interpreted as having been used for transporting gathered foodstuffs to the cave. Only artifacts from stratigraphic zones C and B pertain to the Early Archaic.
Subjects
Cordage
Knots and lashings
Mats and basketry
Woven and other interworked fabrics
tradition
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
General Middle America and the Caribbean
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Leon G. Doyon ; 2005
Field Date
1964-1966
Coverage Date
10,750 BP-8670 BP
Coverage Place
Guilá Naquitz Cave, Eastern Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Mary Elizabeth King
For bibliographical references see document 13:Flannery
LCCN
85004051
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico/Mexico--Antiquities