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Two Fired-Clay Figurines from Central California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

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

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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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1963

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