When is a Kiva?
Subtitle: and other questions about Southwestern archaeology
By: Watson Smith ; edited by Raymond H. Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Raymond H.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Pueblo architecture; Hopi architecture; Kivas -- Southwest, New; Pueblo Indians -- Antiquities; Hopi Indians -- Antiquities; Southwest, New -- Antiquities
Description: Harvard trained attorney Watson Smith became involved in archaeology only after practicing law for several years; yet he went on to participate in such important excavations as the Lowry Ruin, the Rainbow Bridge - Monument Valley Expedition, and Awatovi, and in 1983 was awarded the American Anthropological Associations' Kidder Medal for outstanding contributions to American archaeology. When is a Kiva? gathers ten of Smith's essays on archaeological topics - especially on Anasazi and Hopi prehistory - and, more particularly, discusses fine points of ceremonial architecture such as the distinctions between a kiva and the more generic pit house. a biographical essay by Richard Woodbury opens the book, and introductions by Raymond Thompson precede each selection -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-259) and index.