Chronology and Cultural Activity in Johnson Canyon Cliff Dwellings: Interpretations from Tree-Ring Data

Harrill, Bruce G.; Breternitz, Cory Dale

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“…However, ancient Puebloan textile industries appear to have developed fairly consistently throughout the greater San Juan river drainage (Kent 1983a: 124-125), of which the Mesa Verde region encompasses only the northern part, so the compromise chosen was to first inventory all significant textile media and decorative techniques in Mesa Verde region collections, and then to look beyond the Mesa Verde region itself, in particular to Chaco Canyon (Dutton 1938;Judd 1954;Pepper 1996), Chinle Wash (Adovasio and Gunn 1986;Magers 1986), and the Prayer Rock District (Morris 1980), for additional examples. When this larger area is considered, enough material is available for a historical recon- Morris 1980;Morris & Burgh 1941, 1954 A.D. 1000-1140: Adovasio and Andrews 1990;Adovasio and Gunn 1986;Dutton 1938;Judd 1954;Kent 1957;Magers 1986;Morris and Burgh 1941;Pepper 1920;Windes & Ford 1996. A.D. 1140-1200: Adovasio and Gunn 1986;Brown 1976;Harrill & Breternitz 1976;Magers 1986;Masterson 1975. A.D. 1200-1280: Adovasio and Gunn 1986;Cattanach 1980;Fewkes 1911Fewkes , 1909…”

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Conceptual Metaphor in the Archaeological Record: Methods and an Example from the American Southwest

Ortman

2000

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This paper attempts to unify recent theorizing on cultural meaning in material culture using the notion of conceptual metaphor. Research in several disciplines suggests that conventional metaphorical concepts are central to cultural cognition. Ethnographic studies and psychological experiments indicate that conceptual metaphors are expressed in numerous forms of human expression, including speech, ritual, narrative, and material culture. Generalizations on the nature and structure of metaphor emerging from cognitive linguistic research can be used to develop methods for reconstructing ancient metaphors from archaeological evidence. In a preliminary application, I argue that pottery designs from the Mesa Verde region of the American Southwest were conceptualized as textile fabrics, and suggest that connections between these media derived from a worldview grounded in container imagery. The ability to decipher conceptual metaphors in prehistoric material culture opens up many new avenues for research, including the role of worldview in cultural evolution, and the discovery of cultural continuities between archaeological cultures and historic ethnolinguistic groups.

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Section: Collecting Evidence For the Textile Metaphormentioning

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Conceptual Metaphor in the Archaeological Record: Methods and an Example from the American Southwest

Ortman

2000

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Chronology and Cultural Activity in Johnson Canyon Cliff Dwellings: Interpretations from Tree-Ring Data

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Conceptual Metaphor in the Archaeological Record: Methods and an Example from the American Southwest

Conceptual Metaphor in the Archaeological Record: Methods and an Example from the American Southwest

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