From Way-Finding to Map-Making: The Spatial Information Fields of Aboriginal Peoples

Blakemore, Michael

doi:10.1177/030913258100500101

Cited by 8 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The interpretation of this glyph as a map is admittedly speCUlative. Similar glyphs found in various parts of the world (Raisz 1948: 1-7;Lugli 1967;Thrower 1972: 8-14; Wilford 1981: 8-11;Blakemore 1981) , including the New World (Heizer 1958;Grant 1965, Plate 3), have been identified as aboriginal maps, some of agricultural lands . One such work portrays physical and cultural features along the lower Colorado River in a fashion similar to features noted on the glyph described here (Schroeder 1952: 44).…”

Section: Agricultural Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 60%

Pre-Hispanic Occupance in the Valley of Sonora, Mexico: Archaeological Confirmation of Early Spanish Reports

Creamer¹,

Doolittle²

1990

Ethnohistory

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

a geographer, has conducted field work in northern Mexico, especially in Sonora, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. His principal interest is cultural ecology, particularly the analysis of prehistoric and traditional present-day agricultural ecosystems, land use patterns, and settlements. He obtained Bachelor's degrees in government and geography from Texas Christian University (1974), a Master's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia (1976), and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oklahoma (1979). Although his graduate degrees are in geography, he received extensive training in anthropology. He was Assistant Professor of Geology and Geography at Mississippi State University for two years prior to moving to the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, where he is an Associate Professor of Geography. He has published papers on prehistoric and traditional agriculture and agricultural development theory. Cover: Aerial view of the Valley of Sonora near the town of Banamichi. The hilltop feature at center, Cerro Batonapa, is a cerro de trinchera site, Son K:4:220U. (Photo by Edwin J. Surman B.

show abstract

Section: Agricultural Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 60%