Pottery and Cucurbita Species

Pottery and Cucurbita Species

The identification of pottery artifacts modeled after Cucurbita species from the Mochica culture of Peru is discussed. The evidence strongly suggests these artifacts were modeled after cultivars of C. moschata, not C. pepo as reported from time to time in botanical literature.

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Veröffentlicht in:American antiquity 1967-04, Vol.32 (2), p.225-226
Hauptverfasser: Whitaker, Thomas W., Cutler, Hugh C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Art pottery
Canyons
Earthenware
Facts and Comments
Material culture
Pepos
Pottery
Ranches
Squashes
Valleys
Vases
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Zusammenfassung:The identification of pottery artifacts modeled after Cucurbita species from the Mochica culture of Peru is discussed. The evidence strongly suggests these artifacts were modeled after cultivars of C. moschata, not C. pepo as reported from time to time in botanical literature.
ISSN:0002-7316
2325-5064
DOI:10.2307/277907