Overview

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.

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Author:   William N. Morgan ,  Rina Swentzell
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292757660

ISBN 10:   0292757662
Pages:   339
Publication Date:   17 September 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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.

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William N. Morgan is a practicing architect in Atlantic Beach, Florida, whose work has long been inspired by the design principles of ancient architecture.

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