A RED PAINT EFFIGY FROM WAYNE, MAINE

A previously unreported soapstone or steatite effigy from central Maine is described and identified as a probable whale. Comparison with other effigies from the Northeast indicates that it is Late Archaic in age, probably made during the Moorehead Phase. Other marine mammal effigies of similar age f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archaeology of Eastern North America. - Eastern States Archaeological Federation. - 19(1991) vom: Okt., Seite 163-170
1. Verfasser: Spiess, Arthur (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1991
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Archaeology of Eastern North America
Schlagworte:Arts Biological sciences Business Physical sciences Applied sciences Behavioral sciences