An Introduction to the Study of Southwestern

Alfred Vincent Kidder's Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology, a classic of New World archaeology, was the first regional synthesis and remains unsurpassed as a summary of Pueblo archaeology. It provides an excellent guide to historic and prehistoric sites of the Southwest, as they were known at the time, as well as a preliminary account of Kidder's exemplary excavation at Pecos. Kidder was one of the pioneers of the technique of stratigraphy; he also broke new ground in approaches to the study of pottery and in the application of ethnological data to the interpretation of archaeological remains.

In a new introduction to the book, Douglas W. Schwartz discusses the history of Pecos Pueblo, the development of southwestern archaeology, and the enduring significance of Kidder's work.

Alfred Vincent Kidder (1885-1963) was the dean of American archaeologists. From 1915 to 1929 he served as director of the Southwestern Expedition for Phillips Andover Academy, and from 1929 to 1951 as chairman of the Division of Historical Research in the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. Douglas W. Schwartz is president of the School of American Research in Santa Fe

List of Illustrations

vii

Foreword

xi

James W. Bradley

Kidder and the Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology

1

(55)

Douglas W. Schwartz

Preface

56

(5)

History of Pecos

61

(27)

Field work at Pecos: previous investigations, field work of Phillips Academy, summary of results

88

(52)

The modern pueblos

140

(18)

The prehistoric pueblos

158

(7)

The San Juan: Pueblo ruins---Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Kayenta; pre-Pueblo ruins; post-Basket Maker ruins; Basket Maker sites; Northern Peripheral district

165

(89)

The Rio Grande; Eastern Peripheral district

254

(12)

The Little Colorado

266

(14)

The Upper Gila

280

(9)

The Mimbres

289

(9)

The Lower Gila

298

(18)

The Chihuahua basin

316

(7)

Conclusions

323

(30)

Bibliography

353

(26)

Schwartz References

379

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An Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology

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