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Stone Images in Southern Colorado

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

N. W. Dondelinger  and
R. M. Tatum
N. W. Dondelinger
Affiliation:
Trinidad State Junior CollegeTrinidad, Colorado
R. M. Tatum
Affiliation:
Trinidad State Junior CollegeTrinidad, Colorado
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Despite the familiar abundance of archaeological material in the Southwestern region of the United States, there is a notable paucity of anthropomorphic images of stone. The most significant of such figures which have come to the attention of the archaeologist are those unearthed by Alfred V. Kidder, at the Pecos ruins in New Mexico. Inasmuch as no previous reports of stone images in southern Colorado have come to our attention, the purpose of the present article is to direct attention to the presence of effigies in this state.

In view of the fact that images have been found in New Mexico, it seems plausible that similar objects should exist in southern Colorado. In the course of a survey of the region we have found many indications of an influx of Southwestern culture. Pottery, basketry, and stone artifacts which bear a strong resemblance to those of more southerly tribes have been noted.

Type
Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , July 1944 , pp. 59 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1944

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