The archaeology of art in the American Southwest /
[Book]
Marit K. Munson
Lanham, Md. :
AltaMira Press,
c2011
vii, 207 p. :
ill., map ;
24 cm
Issues in Southwest archaeology
Includes bibliographical references and index
The problem of art in archaeology -- Artists -- Audiences -- Images -- Aesthetics -- The future of art in archaeology
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This book argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork since applying the term "art" to the past raises new questions about artists, audiences, and the works of art themselves. The author proposes that studies of ancient artwork be based on standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoetical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. The book discusses artistic practice in ancestral Pueblo and Mimbres ceramics and the implications of context and accessibility for methods for studying ancient images, while the aesthetics of ancient art are suggested by work on ceramics and kivas from Chaco Canyon.--Publisher
Archaeology and art-- Southwest, New
Indian art-- Southwest, New
Indians of North America-- Material culture-- Southwest, New