When Is a Kiva?: And Other Questions About Southwestern Archaeology

by Watson Smith, Raymond H. Thompson (Editor)

Overview

Archaeologist Watson Smith participated in such important excavations as the Lowry Ruin, the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition, and Awatovi. This volume gathers ten of his essays on archaeological topics--especially on Anasazi and Hopi prehistory.

Contents:
The Vitality of the Hopi Way: Mural Decorations from Ancient Hopi Kivas
Pit House and Kiva Pitfalls: When Is a Kiva?
D-Shaped Features: The Kiva at Site 4
The Kiva Beneath the Altar: Room 788
"Ethnology Itself Carried Back": Extent of Ethnographic Studies Among the Pueblos
Birds of a Feather: Feathers
Pots on the Kiva Wall: Ceremonial Bowls
The Potsherd Paradigm: Analysis of Hooks, Scrolls, and Keys
A School for Cracked Pots: Schools, Pots, and Potters; The Jeddito School

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816544424
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	06/01/1990
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

Contents List of Illustrations Preface 1. "And Then There Was Watson Smith" Watson Smith and Southwestern Archaeology - Richard B. Woodbury Bibliography of Watson Smith 2. The Vitality of the Hopi Way Mural Decorations from Ancient Hopi Kivas 3. Pit House and Kiva Pitfalls When Is a Kiva? 4. D-Shaped Features The Kiva at Site 4 5. The Kiva Beneath the Altar Room 788 6. "Ethnology Itself Carried Back" Extent of Ethnographic Studies Among the Pueblos 7. Birds of a Feather Feathers 8. Pots on the Kiva Walls Ceremonial Bowls 9. The Potsherd Paradigm Analysis of Hooks, Scrolls, and Keys 10. A School for Cracked Pots Schools, Pots, and Potters The Jeddito School References Index