essay
Distributional analysis of Chalcatzingo figurines
ancient chalcatzingo • Austin • Published In 1987 • Pages: 264-270
By: Gillespie, Susan D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Gillespie analyzes the distribution of ceramic figurine types within and between sites in the Río Amatzinac Valley , concentrating on the large and stratigraphically excavated sample from Olmec-influence site of Chalcatzingo. Early Formative period Type C9 Olmec style 'baby-face' figurines are rare and not specifically discussed. Distinctively local Type C8 are most common at the site, and it would appear that they occur in generally higher frequency in what is thought to be public architecture. A high correlation of occurence between Type C8 and the more stylized Type Ch 1-2, along with a somewhat distinctive spatial distribution between public/elite and common/domestic contexts, leads to the hypothesis that (much like the two distinctive series of Olmec-style carved stone monuments at Chalcatzingo) these figurines functioned in related aspects of a 'Cult of the Ruler': Type C8 in an elite-controlled ritual adopted from the coastal Olmec and Type Ch 1-2 in an adaptation of an extant highland popular cult.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Visual arts
- Typologies and classifications
- Ritual
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Olmec
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3500 BP-2500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Río Amatzinac Valley, Morelos State, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Susan D. Gillespie
- For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85022673
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Olmecs