Abstract

This thesis primarily addresses the implications of Fremont gaming pieces in the Parowan Valley. First, I review ethnographic gaming pieces and compare them to the Fremont worked bone pieces in order to support the idea that they were used by the Fremont in games similar to the ones recorded ethnographically. Then, I analyze a collection of Fremont gaming pieces from excavations at three Parowan Valley sites. I note drastic differences in the characteristics found on pieces inside the Parowan Valley and those form outside the Parowan Valley. It is also clear that gaming pieces are being produced in the Parowan Valley and used more frequently there when compared to outside of it. I suggest that this means large aggregations are taking place in the Parowan Valley in the late Fremont period.

Degree

MA

College and Department

Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Anthropology

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Date Submitted

2008-08-11

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2595

Keywords

Fremont, gaming pieces, worked bone, Parowan Valley, social organization, UCLA

Language

English

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Anthropology Commons

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