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A chicken on every pot: Curious avian ceramic vessels on the Gulf Coast
Southeastern archaeology, Vol.37(2), pp.149-157
05/04/2018
Abstract
In a recent examination of bird effigy vessels from the north-central coast of the Gulf of Mexico, one remarkable species identified appears to be Gallus gallus domesticus, or the chicken. Examples of small ceramic rooster heads sporting dramatic, single combs and short beaks may be indirect evidence of contact between native coastal peoples and Spanish explorers in the early decades of the AD 1500s. The particular socio-cultural conditions that would have made possible the introduction of these decidedly non-native birds into the repertoire of Native American potters in the protohistoric era are explored.
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- Title
- A chicken on every pot
- Publication Details
- Southeastern archaeology, Vol.37(2), pp.149-157
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Copyright
- © Southeastern Archaeological Conference 2017
- Identifiers
- 99380171940206600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
- Language
- English