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Cataloging the Precontact Andes: A Comprehensive Material Study of Spondylus, the Sacred Shell
… Andean societies have used the vibrant mollusk, Spondylus, for over 5,000 years. Although the shell originated in Ecuador and northern Peru, it was widely employed in offerings, jewelry, and elite iconography throughout the central Andes. Despite extensive archaeological research on Spondylus …
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A Possible Ehecatl Figure from West Mexico
This thesis focuses on a particularly sophisticated example of Pre-Columbian West Mexican ceramic sculpture from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: a dancing figure with a complex zoomorphic headdress. Late Pre-Classic Colima, the figure's culture of origin, is poorly understood due to its severely …