Great Kivas of Chaco Canyon and Their Relationships

Name/Title

Great Kivas of Chaco Canyon and Their Relationships

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.206

Description

The Great Kivas of Chaco Canyon describes the excavated great kivas of Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico, and on the basis of several excavated examples, to define the architectural characteristics of this structure. It is also intended to examine the great kiva form as a specialized, definitive type of Anasazi ceremonial structure. This is essentially a field report, detailing the results of excavation confined primarily to architecture. Included in this book is a pamphlet intitled "Pueblo Del Arroyo" , "Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico". This pamphlet is a trails guide of the Monument. This book is part of the Don Reynolds Collection. 112/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Historic sites, Architecture

Search Terms

Chaco Canyon National Monument, Pueblo Del Arroyo, Kivas, Native American, Chaco Canyon

Book Details

Author

Vivian, Gordon and Paul Reiter

Place Published

City

Santa Fe

State/Province

New Mexico

Date Published

1972

Call No.

Archaeology VI

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good