@KivaSWJournal

A premier academic journal for archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.

Tucson, Arizona
Joined September 2024
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. buff.ly/h8E5G7c #NavajoNation #SWArch #Diné
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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. buff.ly/GuTmT5o #Archaeology #PuebloResistance #NewMexico #CoronadoExpedition
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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... #Archaeology #PuebloRevolt #SouthwestHistory #NativeAmericanHistory
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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. buff.ly/zKJJto4 #Archaeology #Southwest #FoodHistory #Chilies #NativeAmericanHistory
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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. buff.ly/w0k5pmB #Archaeology #Obsidian #Sonora #Southwest #AncientTrade
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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. buff.ly/otEIMl3 #Archaeology #Gallina #NewMexico #Obsidian #Southwest
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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. buff.ly/IlNy0Dp #Archaeology #Obsidian #NewMexico #Southwest #History
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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. buff.ly/h0MJkvT #Archaeology #Hohokam #Southwest #AncientArt #History
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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. buff.ly/MEPO4L2 #Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
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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 #Pueblo
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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. buff.ly/Ke4kXSV #Archaeology #Tucson #Southwest #Ceramic #Hematite
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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. buff.ly/zDIxdGx #Archaeology #Fremont #Utah #AncientPipes #BotanicalAnalysis
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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. buff.ly/UU8Blz3 #Archaeology #JornadaMogollon #ElPaso #Southwest #Ceramic
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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. buff.ly/6FD7jq0 #Archaeology #TontoBasin #Southwest #NetworkAnalysis #MaterialCulture
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How did indigenous peoples shape the Southwest through art and architecture? Danielle Romero reviews Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest by Radoslaw Polanka. Check it out now! buff.ly/MsvOsdJ #Archaeology #Southwest #IndigenousHistory #Anthropology #BookReview
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What ties the Tewa Basin to Chaco Canyon? Schillaci et al. uses ceramic compositional data to trace movement & interaction in the Late Developmental period (AD 900-1200). buff.ly/nPJOl50 #Archaeology #NewMexico #ChacoCanyon #TewaBasin #Southwest
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Myles Miller highlights People in a Sea of Grass edited by Matthew Hill and Lauren Ritterbush, a groundbreaking volume on Indigenous lifeways in the Central Great Plains. Discover why this book matters. buff.ly/xrManlC #Archaeology #GreatPlains #BookReview
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Food or ritual? At Homol’ovi I, rabbit & hare bones show how deeply interconnected the sacred and the everyday were for ancestral Puebloans according to new research by Sheets. buff.ly/wmaNZJe #Archaeology #Homolovi #PuebloanHistory #Zooarchaeology #SouthwestArchaeology
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New isotopic evidence by Sharpe et al. shows bison roamed New Mexico’s San Agustin plains, far beyond today’s ranges—living alongside humans for centuries. buff.ly/QWup6iK #Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #Bison #Zooarchaeology #NewMexico
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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. buff.ly/6GRGUiB #Diné #IndigenousCollaboration #CommunityVoices #DecolonizingArchaeology
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