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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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New research by Duff et al. on the H-Spear Site reveals how Chacoan great houses were placed within vast ritual landscapes that shaped Pueblo life for generations. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #Southwest #PuebloHistory #NewMexico
Duff et al. 2025. Plan of the H-spear site.
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Religion and ecology are more intertwined than you might think. This connection is made evident in Sacred Southwestern Landscapes edited by Aaron M. Wright. Read Van Keuren’s review. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#SouthwestArchaeology #SWArch #BookReview #Archaeology
Book Cover of Sacred Southwestern Landscapes: Archaeologies of Religious Ecology edited by Aaron M. Wright.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Terraces and towns—what do soils teach us about history? New research by Cajigas et al. reveals how the hilltop village on Tumamoc Hill may have been an early monumental site. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #SonoranDesert #Arizona #ArizonaHistory #SouthwestHistory
Cajigas et al. 2025. Test pit 1 south profile (A). Terrace wall is to the right. In west wall profile (B), profile faces the terrace wall.
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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How did the New Deal shape archaeology in the American West? Kelly L. Jenks reviews New Deal Archaeology In The West edited by Pool and Howe which discusses how this legislation reshaped American archaeology. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NewDeal #Archaeology #SouthwestArchaeology #BookReview
Cover of New Deal Archaeology In The West edited by Kelly J. Pool and Mark L. Howe.
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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What route did the Coronado expedition (1539–1542) really take? Doolittle revisits the famed expedition route, revealing new evidence and a revised path through the Southwest. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #CoronadoExpedition #Arizona #Sonora
Doolittle 2025. A map of the Río Sonora, the San Pedro River, the recently discovered site that may be San Gerónimo III, the widely accepted route of Coronado, and a new link connecting the new site to the established route.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Learn what made Seltzer-Rogers call Reassessing the Aztatlán World edited by Mathiowetz and Pohl “a breakthrough in West Mexico scholarship”. Read the book review on KIVA today! doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#SouthwestArchaeology #Archaeology #Bookreview #MexicanHistory
Cover of Reassessing the Aztatlán World: Ethnogenesis and Cultural Continuity in Northwest Mesoamerica edited by Michael Mathiowetz and John Pohl
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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From local stones to distant shells—Schleher & Turner show how Ancestral Puebloans at Lakeview used adornments to express who they were and where they belonged. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Southwest #PuebloHistory #ChacoCanyon #SWArchaeology
Schleher & Turner 2025. Examples of Wallace Shell Ornaments. Photo by Katherine Hughes. Courtesy of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This is the best guide out there for archaeologists working with rock art. Read Berrier’s review of Ten Steps for Recording Pictographs and Petroglyphs by Loendorf and Medaris Stone. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#RockArt #Archaeology #BookReview #Petroglyphs #Pictographs
Cover of Ten Steps for Recording Pictographs and Petroglyphs: Methods and Technologies by Larry Loendorf and Nancy Medaris Stone.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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From early excavations to today, Diné people have shaped Southwestern archaeology. Campbell et al. say it’s time their voices lead the conversation. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Diné #IndigenousCollaboration #CommunityVoices #DecolonizingArchaeology
Photo by Lyntha Scott Eiler. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PAUL FRISH, SKILLED NAVAJO WORKMEN PERFORM DELICATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL OPERATIONS. THE DIG IS A PROJECT OF THE MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Archaeology with, not about, the Akimel O’Odham—Loendorf et al. and the Gila River Indian Community uncover a story of resilience at Blackwater Village. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AkimelOOdham #GilaRiver #CommunityArchaeology #IndigenousHeritage
Loendorf et al. 2019. Plan view and cross section example of a burned Historic Ki, Feature 13, GR-67.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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In partnership with the Laguna Pueblo, Hopkins et al. trace the story of sheepherding in the Southwest around Mount Taylor—where archaeology meets lived tradition. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #LagunaPueblo #SouthwestHistory #IndigenousHeritage
Hopkins et al. 2016. Victor Sarracino at the remains of the Frank Yawea sheep camp. Photograph by T. J. Ferguson, June 28, 2013.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Through collaboration with Native communities, Medchill et al. uncovered how disk beads continue to connect heritage, trade, and identity in the Southwest. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Ethnography #IndigenousKnowledge #CommunityCollaboration #SouthwestArchaeology
Medchill et al. 2020. Juan Amigo wearing bead necklace, 1899, studio portrait by Adolph F. Muhr.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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By combining archaeology with Native oral histories, Guebard uncovers the story of migration, conflict, and resilience at Montezuma Castle National Monument. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #OralHistory #MontezumaCastle #IndigenousKnowledge
Guebard 2016. Elevation drawing of Montezuma Castle and Castle A (National Park Service 1932).
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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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