Ancient Architecture of the Southwest
Ancient Architecture of the Southwest
During more than a thousand years before Europeans arrived in 1540, the native peoples of what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico developed an architecture of rich diversity and beauty. Vestiges of thousands of these dwellings and villages still remain, in locations ranging from Colorado in the north to Chihuahua in the south and from Nevada in the west to eastern New Mexico.
This study presents the most comprehensive architectural survey of the region currently available. Organized in five chronological sections that include 132 professionally rendered site drawings, the book examines architectural evolution from humble pit houses to sophisticated, multistory pueblos. The sections explore concurrent Mogollon, Hohokam, and Anasazi developments, as well as those in the Salado, Sinagua, Virgin River, Kayenta, and other areas, and compare their architecture to contemporary developments in parts of eastern North America and Mesoamerica. The book concludes with a discussion of changes in Native American architecture in response to European influences.
An excellent example of how a critical eye and an analytical mind can distill the essential formal character of architecture from the great complexity of previous documentary evidence. Morgan's carefully crafted work has successfully enlarged the scope of his subject beyond archaeological, anthropological, and historical concerns; his method now places the ancient architecture of western North America in the mainstream of formal architectural discourse as well.
Scholars of architectural history will find Morgan's book a useful source of data, and it should become a standard reference work....Although Morgan's book is accessible to a general audience it is also a great source for professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, and archaeology. Students will find the book useful in providing quick access to data and directing them to more in-depth sources. The book successfully communicates the chronological, geographical, and architectural diversity of prehistoric Southwestern architecture.
- Foreword by Rina Swentzell
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Early Settlements to A.D. 900
- Mogollon Village
- Harris
- White Mound Village
- Tohatchi Village
- Badger House
- McPhee Village
- Grass Mesa Village
- Alkali Ridge
- Regional Developments, 900 to 1140
- Mogollon
- Cameron Creek
- Galaz
- Swarts
- NAN Ranch
- T J Ruin
- Hohokam
- Snaketown
- Chaco Canyon Anasazi
- Una Vida
- Peñasco Blanco
- Pueblo Bonito
- Hungo Pavi
- Chetro Ketl
- Pueblo Alto
- Pueblo del Arroyo
- Wijiji
- Tsin Kletzin
- Kin Kletso
- Casa Chiquita
- New Alto
- San Juan Basin Anasazi
- Bee Burrow
- Casa Cielo
- Casa Abajo
- Kin Klizhin
- Whirwind House
- Kin Bineola
- Pueblo Pintado
- Andrews
- Casamero
- Fort Wingate
- Las Ventanas
- San Mateo
- Kin Ya’a
- Muddy Water
- Toh La Kai
- Hogback
- White House
- Northern San Juan Anasazi
- Far View
- Lowry
- Aztec
- Salmon
- Squaw Springs
- Wallace
- Escalante
- Three Kiva Pueblo
- Chimney Rock
- Virgin and Kayenta Anasazi
- Main Ridge
- Coombs
- Unrest and Adjustment, 1140 to 1300
- Mogollon
- Turkey Creek
- Chodistaas
- Gila Cliff Dwellings
- Hohokam
- Pueblo Grande
- Cerro Prieto
- Palo Parado
- Salado
- Janss
- Sycamore Creek
- Park Creek
- Reno Creek
- Zuni (Anasazi)
- Casa Vibora
- Village of the Great Kivas
- Deracho
- Pescado Canyon
- Fort Site
- Yellowhouse
- Ramah Schoolhouse
- Atsinna
- Sinagua
- Elden Pueblo
- Tuzigoot
- Montezuma Castle
- Kayenta Anasazi
- Kiet Siel
- Betatakin
- Mummy Cave
- Wupatki
- San Juan Anasazi
- Cliff Palace
- Spruce Tree House
- Sand Canyon
- Square Tower Group
- Crumbled House
- Rio Grande Anasazi
- Tsiping
- San José
- Forked Lightning
- Migration and Consolidation, 1300 to 1540
- Mogollon
- Kinishba
- Grasshopper
- Casa Malpais
- Paquimé
- Cave of Las Ventanas
- Olla Cave
- Hohokam
- Casa Grande
- Los Muertos
- Salado
- Salome
- Tonto
- Cline Terrace
- Schoolhouse Point
- Besh Ba Gowah
- Zuni (Anasazi)
- Kin Tiel
- Hawikuh
- Hopi (Anasazi)
- Oraibi
- Chukubi
- Awatovi
- Fire House
- Sinagua
- Nuvaqueotaka
- Rio Grande Anasazi
- Kuaua
- Otowi
- Long House
- Tyuonyi
- Poshuouinge
- Sapawe
- Arroyo Hondo
- Paako
- San Cristóbal
- Pecos
- Arrowhead
- Gran Quivira
- Historic Pueblos, 1540 to Present
- Zuni
- Zuni
- Lower Pescado
- Nutria
- Hopi
- Walpi
- Sichomovi
- Hano
- Shongopavi
- Shipaulovi
- Mishongnovi
- Payupki
- Rio Grande
- Acoma
- Santo Domingo
- Taos
- Overview
- Glossary
- Pronunciation Guide
- Bibliography
- Index
