essay
Kivas?
architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos • (1) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 161-167
By: Lekson, Stephen H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Lekson critiques the assumption made by other archaeologists (e.g., Adler, Lipe, Plog, Blinman, Hegmon, and others) that so-called 'kivas' at Pueblo II-III sites were essentially ceremonial structures. He analyzes the content of each of the above authors' theories, and comes to the conclusion that looking for kivas as ritual institutions prior to AD 1300 is unwise, for he says that it was only in the post AD 1300 period (Pueblo IV and V), that the ceremonial function of kivas becomes apparent.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Ceramic technology
- Dwellings
- Public structures
- Religious and educational structures
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 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
- 1100-700 BP (AD 900 -1300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southwestern United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Stephen H. Lekson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-167)
- 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