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C42 - Comparison of Iconography Method and Theory in Archaeology
Iconography is the art historical and archaeological study of visual imagery, particularly complex imagery communicating significant amounts of information.
C42 - Comparison of Iconography Method and Theory in Archaeology
Mentor: Jeb Card, Ph.D.
Iconography is the art historical and archaeological study of visual imagery, particularly complex imagery communicating significant amounts of information. Methods and theory of iconography vary widely by region (both of the objects and of those who study them) and discipline.
As part of a broader review and assessment of different approaches to iconography in Classical, Egyptian, and Mesoamerican archaeology, I conducted a typological study of Mesoamerican figurines, predominantly from the Preclassic Period (1200 BCE – 300 CE). This experimental categorization and preliminary analysis was designed to assess various approaches to iconography.