Archaeologist Watson Smith participated in such important excavations as the Lowry Ruin, the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition, and Awatovi. This volume gathers ten of his essays on archaeological topics--especially on Anasazi and Hopi prehistory.

Contents:

The Vitality of the Hopi Way: Mural Decorations from Ancient Hopi Kivas

Pit House and Kiva Pitfalls: When Is a Kiva?

D-Shaped Features: The Kiva at Site 4

The Kiva Beneath the Altar: Room 788

"Ethnology Itself Carried Back": Extent of Ethnographic Studies Among the Pueblos

Birds of a Feather: Feathers

Pots on the Kiva Wall: Ceremonial Bowls

The Potsherd Paradigm: Analysis of Hooks, Scrolls, and Keys

A School for Cracked Pots: Schools, Pots, and Potters; The Jeddito School