Pecos River Style Atlatls: An Iconographical Analysis
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2024-05
Authors
Williams, Kenneth G.
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This thesis is an iconographic analysis of atlatls in Pecos River style rock art from Cedar Springs (41VV0696), Panther Cave (41VV0083) and Rattlesnake Canyon (41VV0180) and in the Mixtec Codex Nuttall. Quantifiable data regarding the context of atlatls in the artwork is presented and discussed with the aim of understanding the symbolic meaning(s) of atlatls in Pecos River style artwork. Relevant archaeology, ethnography, and iconography are presented with the intent of demonstrating that atlatls in Pecos River style rock art are associated with notions of celestial power and the cyclical process(es) of destruction and creation that creates, sustains, and maintains the existence of the universe/cosmos/reality.
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Pecos River style, PRS, atlatls, rock art, Codex Nuttall, iconography
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Williams, K. G. (2024). Pecos River style atlatls: An iconographical analysis (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.