Title: Western Pueblo identities : regional interaction, migration, and transformation /
Authors: Duff, Andrew I. 1965-
Publisher: University of Arizona Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Pueblo Indians Antiquities; Pueblo Indians Ethnic identity.; Social archaeology.; Hopi Indians History.; Zuni Indians History.
Abstract: Developed from his dissertation, the author's study proposes a new interpretation of the Western Pueblo material remains that focuses on the interaction between communities and questions old assumptions about group boundaries. The study relies on the chemical analysis of ceramics from the areas to show identity of and patterns of exchange between different communities within the region.
Contents: Social groups and identity -- The historical development of regional traditions -- Debating puebloan social organization -- Regions and variation -- Establishing ceramic production and exchange -- Interaction within regions -- Interaction between regions -- Interaction, migration, ritual, and a transformed social order.