The Flight of the Feathered Serpent: A Comparative Iconological Analysis of Feathered  Serpent Motifs on Greater Nicoyan Ceramics and the Mesoamerican Quetzalcoatl.

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Keller, Sarah (2012)

The Flight of the Feathered Serpent: A Comparative Iconological Analysis of Feathered Serpent Motifs on Greater Nicoyan Ceramics and the Mesoamerican Quetzalcoatl.

Research master thesis | Archaeology (research) (MA/MSc)

The majority of studies of the Greater Nicoya area of Pacific Nicaragua and Costa Rica have relied heavily upon the assumption that large-scale Mesoamerican migrations took place sometime in the Postclassic period, resulting in the similarity between some styles of pottery and iconography between the two regions. Recently, studies have shown that there is little archaeological evidence to link the two areas, besides the ethnohistorical data and the appearance of the aforementioned iconography. This study examines one of those icons, the quintessentially Mesoamerican figure of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, in order to look for evidence that might support either side of the debate.

Author: Keller, Sarah

Faculty: Faculty of Archaeology

Specialisation: Religion & Society

Supervisors: Jansen, M.E.R.G.N.
Rojas Martínez Gracida, Araceli

ECTS Credits: 35

Language: en

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The Flight of the Feathered Serpent: A Comparative Iconological Analysis of Feathered Serpent Motifs on Greater Nicoyan Ceramics and the Mesoamerican Quetzalcoatl.