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Two Fired-Clay Figurines from Central California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

A. B. Elsasser
A. B. Elsasser*
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, California
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Abstract

Fragmentary human figurines from archaeological sites in Sacramento and Marin counties are described. It is suggested that noting slight variations in decorative and other characteristics within the type may aid in providing a clear picture of the geographical and chronological distributions of these specimens in western North America.

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American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , July 1963 , pp. 118 - 120
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1963

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