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A premier academic journal for archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. Kiva’s quarterly articles explore the rich tapestry of Southwestern culture and heritage.
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Hays-Gilpin & Lomatewama share Pueblo reflections on contemporary archaeology, offering insights into history, mobility, and cultural knowledge that may be missing from current narratives. doi.org/10.1179/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #PuebloHistory #IndigenousKnowledge
The title header of the article. It reads “SOME CONTEMPORARY PUEBLO PERSPECTIVES ON ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE PUEBLO WORLD”.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Wero & Martin identify archaeological sites affected by the over 900 abandoned uranium mines in the Navajo Nation and draw upon the stories of Navajo mine workers in this ethnoarchaeological study. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #NavajoNation #CulturalHeritage #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Wero & Martin 2021. Navajo uranium miners working at an unknown mountainside mine in the Cove Mining District circa 1955. Note the presence of a single “office” tent, four open mine adits/portals leading to underground workings, two narrow gauge rail lines, associated heavy equipment, spoil piles, and single access road (Photo by Milton Snow, Series NG6, courtesy of the Navajo Nation Museum Archives, Milton Snow Collection).
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The Diné (Navajo) have herded sheep for centuries. Campbell’s ethnoarchaeological research traces the traditional pastoral practices of one family since the signing of the Navajo Treaty of 1868. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Diné #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Map showing the ENPLP Phase 1 study area in relation to the greater Navajo Nation and the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Campbell, W. (2021).
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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What can we learn from 5 coiled basketry shields? Edward Jolie’s analysis reveals the decorative features of these shields and what shows how they were in use earlier than once thought. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #BasketryShields #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Artistic rendering of the four mostly complete coiled basketry shields from the prehispanic Southwest in plan and cross-section views; (a) Aztec Ruin West, New Mexico, Room 178, (b) White House, Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, (c) Mummy Cave, Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, (d) Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado. Illustration by Will G. Russell based on the author’s data. Jolie, E. A. (2022).
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Davina Two Bears’ article on the Old Leupp Boarding School illustrates Diné survivance and the essential role of oral histories in preserving Diné experiences and resilience. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Diné #SWArch #NativeHistory #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Navajo girls weaving with their Diné teacher, Marie Martin, Leupp Indian School 1941 (NF2-12, Milton Snow Collection, Courtesy of Navajo Nation Museum). Two Bears, D. R. (2021).
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Art meets resistance at Opodepe, Sonora: Jackson explores how a “flute player” motif on a Jesuit church reveals enduring Indigenous traditions. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #Sonora #ArtHistory #IndigenousBeliefs
Jackson 2015. Panels depicting a pair of lizards and a human and the flute player.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Archaeology at Spanish Mission San Xavier del Bac uncovers how Sobaipuri O’odham villagers navigated faith, trade, and resistance during early Spanish encounters. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #Oodham #SanXavierdelBac #Tucson
Stokes & Gregory 2020. Spiral iridescent clear glass bead from Burial 5 (Feature 14) at AZ BB:13:1(REC) (Stokes and Schilling 2007:Figure 118).
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Schmader’s research at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo uncovers evidence of fierce Tiwa resistance during Coronado’s 1540s expedition through New Mexico. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #PuebloResistance #NewMexico #CoronadoExpedition
Schmader 2023. Items recovered on surface or by metal detection at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo. (A) chain mail, (B) bronze clothing lace tags (aglets), (C) brass clothing fasteners, (D) copper needles, (E) wrought iron nail, (F) bronze buckle, (G) bronze horse bridle cinch, (H) bronze belt loop, (I) steel sword or dagger tip, (J) bronze medallion, (K) lead arquebus (musket) balls, (L) copper crossbow boltheads, (M) chipped stone arrow point and spear point. Artifact photos by M. Schmader, 2020.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Did Ancestral Pueblo peoples fight battles, not just raids? Hernandez uncovers early evidence of organized warfare as early as A.D. 1200 in the Southwest. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #PuebloHistory #AncientWarfare
Hernandez 2020. Pueblo warrior with shield, and bow and arrow from Pottery Mound, Kiva 7, Layer 8, South Wall. Image redrawn by Christopher Hernandez from Schaafsma (2000).
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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What did Catholic ritual items mean to indigenous communities during the Pueblo Revolt? Gruner’s research shows they became powerful symbols of Indigenous identity. doi.org/10.1179/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #PuebloRevolt #SouthwestHistory #NativeAmericanHistory
Gruner 2013. Masked dancer with cross and robes, depicted on a late sixteenth or early seventeenth century Tabira black-on-white vessel (image courtesy Jeanette Mobley-Tanaka).
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The mapping of Cerro de Moctezuma by Pitezel shows it was more than a hilltop home—it played a special role in the political and ritual networks of the Casas Grandes region. doi.org/10.1179/kiv....
#Archaeology #CasasGrandes #Chihuahua #Paquimé #Southwest
Pitezel 2007. Dry-laid rubble core masonry at EI Pueblito, from north-central masonry room block. Scale = 1 m.
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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How did chilies spice up the Southwest? Diehl et al. examines 18th-century chili seeds in Arizona—evidence of Native adoption and new culinary traditions. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Southwest #FoodHistory #Chilies #NativeAmericanHistory
Diehl et al. 2021. Illustration of a Capsicum annuum Seed from Feature 7, AZ T:12:174 (ASM) (illustrated by Robert Ciaccio).
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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From everyday tools to signs of status—Willhite’s research at 76 Draw, NM, uncovers how stone use reflected social and economic life in the Casas Grandes region and shows what sets Paquimé apart. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Southwest #CasasGrandes #Paquimé #AncientTrade
Willhite 2016. Geographic locations of 76 Draw and Paquimé.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Forgotten border markers, a vanished town, and human connection—Howe’s study of the El Paso–Ciudad Juárez region revives borderland history. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Borderlands #History #Archaeology #ElPaso #Mexico
Howe 2020. Smeltertown 8-18-1939, Photo A46A. Facing southeast toward the Rio Grande River. Courtesy of USIBWC collections.
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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What can an ancient pithouse from the Viejo period (600 –1250 CE) in Chihuahua tell us about ritual and memory? Zborover uncovers how people shaped space to connect with their ancestors. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #History #Chihuahua #AncientMexico #Ritual
Zborover 2019. View of Ch-254 and Structure 5A, looking east. Cerro Picacho is in the background.
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Recent research by Shackley reveals obsidian artifacts from northern Sonora Mexico show frequent contact across the Southwest—and hint at a mysterious, unlocated source in the Valle de Altar region. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Obsidian #Sonora #Southwest #AncientTrade
Shackley 2024. Approximate location of known sources of archaeological obsidian in the North American Southwest. Adapted from Panich et al. (2017); Shackley (1989, 2005, 2019b); Shackley et al. (2016, 2018). Source localities not to scale. Government Mountain is a source in the San Francisco volcanic field (Shackley 1988, 1995, 2005).
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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How do point types and material choices correlate? Research by Kocer & Ferguson reveals how stylistic variability is linked to lithic materials in the Gallina Area of New Mexico. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Gallina #NewMexico #Obsidian #Southwest
Kocer & Ferguson 2017. Gallina point varieties typed to six general categories.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Artifacts collected by Helen G. Blumenschein reveal the same obsidian source was preferred by the people of the Taos area in New Mexico for millennia according to a recent XRF study by Boulanger et al. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Obsidian #NewMexico #Southwest #History
Boulanger et al. 2023. Photograph of Helen Greene Blumenschein north of Taos, 1955.
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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What were Hohokam palettes used for? Bisulca et al. uses multiple analytical methods to uncover lead traces and clues to possible ancient pigment preparation. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Hohokam #Southwest #AncientArt #History
Bisulca et al. 2024. Two palettes from the ASM collection
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Why did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
Moss et al. 2023. Sites and communities/areas with obsidian samples used in this study.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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A volcanic glass window into history: XRF analysis by Lindsay of obsidian from a 17th-century Spanish homestead in New Mexico sheds light on everyday exchanges between Pueblo and Spanish worlds. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #NewMexico #Obsidian #SpanishColonial #Pueblo
Lindsay 2021. Plan map of LA 20000.
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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How did ancient Tucson Basin potters make their glittering purple paint? Ownby & Myhrman analyze Broadline Purple-on-red pottery (AD 500–700) to find out. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Tucson #Southwest #Ceramic #Hematite
Ownby & Myhrman 2020. Broadline Purple-on-red sherds examined in this study, (a) DVA-6, (b) DVA-9, © DVA-35, (d) III2-1, and (e) SN-1 (Photos taken by M. Ownby).
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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What did the Fremont people smoke? Searcy et al. analyzed ancient pipes from Wolf Village (AD 1000-1100) in Utah, finding traces of tobacco, maize, and other plants. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Fremont #Utah #AncientPipes #BotanicalAnalysis
Searcy et al. 2022. Fremont ceramic pipes analyzed from Wolf Village.
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Thanks to increased access to digital collections, Kurota et al. redefine El Paso Polychrome pottery, improving how archaeologists date Jornada Mogollon sites. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #JornadaMogollon #ElPaso #Southwest #Ceramic
Kurota et al. 2022. EPP, Style 2 bowls with transposed images depicting stylized life forms: (a) Vessel 111 with opposing fish motif (image courtesy of NMSU University Museum); (b) Vessel 124 (image courtesy of White Sands Missile Range Museum); (c) Vessel 63 from Madera Quemada (image courtesy of Myles Miller); (d) Vessel 27 (source: Texas Beyond History; Miller and Thompson 2015:Figure 4); (e) crenellated bowl Vessel 116 (source: Centennial Museum); (f) reconstructed sketch of Vessel 23 showing transposed birds (source: Texas Beyond History); (g) Vessel 71 with transposed birds in flight motif (source: Human Endeavor Foundation); (h) Vessel 36 (image courtesy Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Catalog No. 62.24.163); (i) reconstructed sketch of Vessel 8 from LA 15044 (image courtesy of Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Catalog No. 77.42.64); (j) Vessel 49 from LA 2000; (k) shallow scoop, Vessel 40; and (l) shallow scoop, Vessel 38.
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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How did gender shape ancient exchange? Bischoff’s Tonto Basin study uses multilayer network analysis of ceramics, architecture, and projectile points to uncover separate social spheres. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #TontoBasin #Southwest #NetworkAnalysis #MaterialCulture
Bischoff 2023. Graphs showing the networks used in this analysis. Each network is displayed with the five strongest ties between each node. See Table 1 for site labels.
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM