In Homage to Homol'ovi: Architecture and Ceremony in Chaco Canyon

Summary

As Adams significantly argued, there are clear relationships between the configuration of public Pueblo spaces and the nature of Pueblo ceremonialism. In this paper, I build on Adams’ work to explore the relationships among architecture, public spaces, and ceremony at Chaco Canyon. Architectural spaces may be seen not only as functional containers for human activities, but also as resonant participants in affective human experiences. The visual and acoustic properties of public architecture in Chaco may assist us in understanding the Chacoan ceremonial experience from the vantage point of the human body. These insights can help support or refute particular models for Chacoan social and political organization through time.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20049