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Bundled Worlds: The Roles and Interactions of Complex Objects from the North American Plains.
- Source :
- Journal of Archaeological Method & Theory; Dec2008, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p362-378, 17p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Illustration, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This paper explores the many dimensions of power exercised by ceremonial bundles that have been held by North American Plains groups since time immemorial. Because bundles are multifarious but strictly ordered sets of objects, they embody the corpus of ecological and cosmological knowledge needed to survive in the human and supernatural worlds. Bundles, like persons, are subject to hierarchical and heterarchical power relations that parallel societal relations within tribal groups. Observations are drawn about the value of studying complex objects such as bundles for expanding and refining archaeological systematics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ETHNOLOGY
SUPERNATURAL
CUSTOMARY law
MANNERS & customs
ARCHAEOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10725369
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Archaeological Method & Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34995563
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-008-9058-4