Great Kiva Size Data

Creator(s): Matthew Peeples; Katherine Dungan

Year: 2018

Summary

Public or religious architecture in non-state societies has traditionally been interpreted as integrative, an assumption that has limited the ability of archaeologists to study religious change in these settings. We argue that considering such structures within their local historical contexts offers a better approach to understanding diversity in religious architecture. This study examines great kivas, large public or religious buildings in the prehispanic U.S. Southwest, as potential performance spaces, using structure size to estimate audience capacity relative to community size. We compare circular great kivas present along the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau with rectangular great kivas used in the Transition Zone to the south between the 11th and 14th centuries CE. The two traditions share certain similarities, and some great kivas in the area where the two traditions meet appear to be “hybrids.” However, examining great kivas as potential performance venues in relationship to the surrounding settlements suggests that the social roles played by rectangular and circular great kivas followed notably different historical trajectories. Although settlement size increased in both areas, circular great kivas became less restricted and more accessible through time, while the latest rectangular great kivas were probably less accessible and more exclusive than their forebears.

These data represent measurements of great kiva dimensions used in the Dungan and Peeples (2018) article referenced here.

Cite this Record

Great Kiva Size Data. Matthew Peeples, Katherine Dungan. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 2018 ( tDAR id: 457691) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8457691

URL: https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/science/article/pii/S02784...


Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Dungan and Peeples 2018

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
References Reference where size information came from
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Period/approximate date range (CE) Approximate Date of structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Outside diameter/dimensions (m) Diameter (circular) or linear dimension (rectangular) of exterior of great kiva
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Site Name
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan • Mogollon

Material
Building Materials

Site Type
Kiva / Great Kiva • Non-Domestic Structures • Settlements

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

Geographic Keywords
architecture • Cibola Region • Great Kiva • Mogollon Highlands • Zuni

Temporal Keywords
Pueblo II • Pueblo III • Pueblo IV

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 900 to 1450

Spatial Coverage

min long: -110.446; min lat: 33.446 ; max long: -107.435; max lat: 35.707 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Matthew Peeples

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