Bearing Memory: Woman and Child Figurines from Tlatilco
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2011-12
Authors
Christmas, Patricia S.
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Abstract
Although long assumed to be representations of mothers and their children, woman and child figurines from the Formative Period Central Mexican site of Tlatilco are more likely to be representations of mature women and children. These figurines served as mnemonic devices for the recall of complex information about agricultural rituals possibly involving infant sacrifice.
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Mesoamerica, Tlatilco, Formative Period, Pre-Classic Period, Ceramic Figurines, Figurines, Mnemonic Devices, Agriculture, Ritual, Human Sacrifice, Sacrifice, Infant Sacrifice
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Christmas, P. S. (2011). <i>Bearing memory: Woman and child figurines from Tlatilco</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.