A Birdstone and Phallic Pestle Cache from CA-ORA-365

A Birdstone and Phallic Pestle Cache from CA-ORA-365

This study describes a ceremonial cache containing miniature pestle-like artifacts, a "spike" fragment, an obsidian biface, and a steatite birdstone recovered at Huntington Beach Mesa, Orange County. The phallic naturalism of one "pestle" suggests that more stylized specimens lik...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of California and Great Basin anthropology 2005-01, Vol.25 (1), p.109-118
Hauptverfasser: DESAUTELS, NANCY A., KOERPER, HENRY C., COUCH, JEFFREY S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Archaeological sites
Cultural anthropology
Grinding
Obsidian
Paleoanthropology
Pecking order
Plant spines
Radiocarbon
Schist
Symbolism
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This study describes a ceremonial cache containing miniature pestle-like artifacts, a "spike" fragment, an obsidian biface, and a steatite birdstone recovered at Huntington Beach Mesa, Orange County. The phallic naturalism of one "pestle" suggests that more stylized specimens likewise denoted phallic symbols. The direct association of small "pestles" with birdstones, in this and other caches, supports the proposition that birdstones communicated fertility/fecundity symbolism.
ISSN:0191-3557