Reilly, F. KentChristmas, Patricia S.2011-12-092011-12-092011-12Christmas, P. S. (2011). <i>Bearing memory: Woman and child figurines from Tlatilco</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/2417Although long assumed to be representations of mothers and their children, woman and child figurines from the Formative Period Central Mexican site of Tlatilco are more likely to be representations of mature women and children. These figurines served as mnemonic devices for the recall of complex information about agricultural rituals possibly involving infant sacrifice.Text118 pages1 file (.pdf)enMesoamericaTlatilcoFormative PeriodPre-Classic PeriodCeramic FigurinesFigurinesMnemonic DevicesAgricultureRitualHuman SacrificeSacrificeInfant SacrificeFigurines, AncientMayas--Rites and ceremoniesMnemonics--HistoryArt and anthropologyTlatilco Site (Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico)--AntiquitiesThesis