2013
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.78.4.624
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Wealth, Status, Ritual, and Marine Shell at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

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“…Notable pieces of architecture such as ceremonial platforms, ball courts, great wall houses and aqueducts, as well as other archaeological materials such as polychrome pottery, characterize Paquimé's archaeological remains. Additionally, significant amounts of marine shells, copper bells, pieces of turquoise and other faunal remains suggest that this cultural center acted as an important trading hub (Di Peso, 1974; Minnis and Whalen, ; VanPool and VanPool, ; Whalen, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notable pieces of architecture such as ceremonial platforms, ball courts, great wall houses and aqueducts, as well as other archaeological materials such as polychrome pottery, characterize Paquimé's archaeological remains. Additionally, significant amounts of marine shells, copper bells, pieces of turquoise and other faunal remains suggest that this cultural center acted as an important trading hub (Di Peso, 1974; Minnis and Whalen, ; VanPool and VanPool, ; Whalen, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This theory is supported by recent reanalysis of Cahokia's Mound 72 beaded burial, suggesting 'that the representations in 72Sub1 are connected to cosmic creation, world renewal, and fertility' (Emerson et al 2016). The parallel partitioning of shells and human bodies in ridge-top mortuary contexts emphasized the movement of persons from the world of the living to the world of the dead through rebirth and revitalization (Claassen 2011;Whalen 2013). To explore this theory, I examine six ridge-top mounds (Rattlesnake Mound, Mound 72, Powell Mound, Big Mound and Mitchell Mound) with burials accompanied by shell materials.…”
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“…Shell is a particularly potent material because it is sourced from the ocean; largely more popular than its freshwater counterpart, marine shell 'was so widely preferred' because it 'possibly had to do with the origin of the former in a seemingly limitless body of water' (Whalen 2013, 634). This is likely a reference to the primordial waters of world origin and the Earth Diver Myth present among some Amerindian groups (see, for discussion, Claassen 1998;2011;Whalen 2013). In Native North America, the Earth Diver Myth takes many forms (see Boas 1891), but commonly describes the creation of the earth by gathering soft land from under the water and piling it on top of a turtle.…”
Section: Introduction: Microhistories Bodies and Soulsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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