Prehistoric Kivas of Antelope Mesa, Northeastern Arizona

Description

Author: Smith, Watson (1897-1993)

Publisher: Peabody Museum

Pub Date: 1972

Binding: Paperback

Condition: 2 copies.  Copy 1 (OD): Fair.  Binging tight.  No tears, folds.  Lower front cover corner has an approx. 1″ bend, extends to first three pages.  There’s a library stamp “Rejected” with date, on the upper corner title page.  Not sure if this should be called ex-library or not since there are no other library markings throughout the volume.  Light edge wear.  Copy 2 (OD): Fair.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  There’s a library stamp “Rejected” with date, on the upper corner title page.  Not sure if this should be called ex-library or not since there are no other library markings throughout the volume.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.

Notes: Reports of the Awatovi Expedition, No. 9.  Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Volume 39, No. 1. Excavations covering five years and twenty-one sites, ranging in occupation from the seventh century A.D. to 1700.  “At eight of them, structures were excavated which can be classified as belonging to the tradition of Pueblo Indian ceremonial architecture known as the kiva.” (from the Foreword by J.O. Brew).  If you’ve never read Watson Smith I urge you to do so.  He is among the finest writers to ever set pen to paper.  Especially writing about archaeology.