Hawikuh (Geographic Keyword)
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The Hendricks-Hodge Archaeological Expedition Documentation Project: Preparing a Museum Collection for Research (1989)
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On the shelves of the Museum of the American Indian lie the pieces of a dramatic story that began unfolding in the Southwestern United States nearly 500 years ago. In 1540 the ancient Zuni villages of Hawikku and Kechiba:wa were bustling communities when the Zuni world was abruptly and irrevocably changed by a battle with the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Coronado, during his search for the legendary cities of Cibola. Through the ensuing years an uneasy relationship developed between...