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Unstuffing the estufa: ritual floor features in Anasazi pit structures and Pueblo kivas
architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos • (1) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 89-111
By: Wilshusen, Richard H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Wilshusen examines kivas in the ethnographic literature and in the archaeological literature to discuss how they can be recognized and how they may have been used. Using data from the Dolores Archaeological Project he makes an argument for two types of kivas serving two social groups: one corporate and the other the community. The community kivas helped in the governance of a community, had numerous ritual features, a role in community feasting, and were burned when abandoned. The community kivas were larger and had roofed vault features. The corporate kivas are smaller, more numerous, sometimes have domestic features, and simple sipapus and probably integrated 2-8 households.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sacred objects and places
- Religious and educational structures
- Congregations
- Fire
- Social relationships and groups
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Anasazi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1300-700 BP (AD 700-1300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard H. Wilshusen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-111)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89081117
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pueblo architecture
- Pueblos--Social aspects--Southwest, New.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs