"Drawing on the information they amassed for their federal Zuni land claim testimony, archaeologist Ferguson and historian Hart have compiled this atlas of 44 land use topics, each with a map and accompanying text. They include newly released locations of Zuni religious sites and shrines, which are cataloged in an appendix. Unique to Zuni history, the book joins The Navajo Atlas in this series. While the history is necessarily sketchy and depth is sacrificed for quantity, this is an excellent resource for the scholar seeking a broad overview of Zuni land use, as well as for the general reader interested in Zuni history and culture." Susan Hamburger, Florida State Univ. Lib., Tallahassee

A Zuni Atlas (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

Ferguson, T. J.

Hart, E. Richard

Science & Math

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

The historic architecture and settlements of the Zuni Indian Tribe in western New Mexico provide an unusual opportunity to investigate social change. In this monograph, the development of historic Zuni society is analyzed by delineating systematic links between the structure of Zuni society and the structure of architectural forms that the Zuni people built to facilitate their activities. Ferguson shows how the structure of open space within Zuni settlements was linked to defense. As long as the Zunis were subject to attack by Spaniards or Navajos, they built settlements that were difficult for outsiders to get into or move around in. As the need for defense waned, settlements became more open and accessible. He also shows how the internal spaces of traditional Zuni houses are oriented around the activities of the women--matriarchs of their families and clans. Federal housing projects tended to spatially isolate the activities of women from interaction with the rest of the household, thus instituting unexpected social change.Historic Zuni Architecture and Society utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, analyzing archaeological data using method, theory, and techniques from the fields of architecture, planning, and ethnology. Archaeologists will find in the book an innovative application of space syntax to archaeological problems, and cultural anthropologists and others interested in the history of the Zuni Indians will value its observations about changes that are currently taking place in Zuni social organization.

Historic Zuni Architecture and Society: An Archaeological Application of Space Syntax (Volume 60) (Anthropological Papers)

History

Americas

University of Arizona Press

History Is in the Land: Multivocal Tribal Traditions in Arizona's San Pedro Valley

Arizona’s San Pedro Valley is a natural corridor through which generations of native peoples have traveled for more than 12,000 years, and today many tribes consider it to be part of their ancestral homeland. This book explores the multiple cultural meanings, historical interpretations, and cosmological values of this extraordinary region by combining archaeological and historical sources with the ethnographic perspectives of four contemporary tribes: Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni, and San Carlos Apache. Previous research in the San Pedro Valley has focused on scientific archaeology and documentary history, with a conspicuous absence of indigenous voices, yet Native Americans maintain oral traditions that provide an anthropological context for interpreting the history and archaeology of the valley. The San Pedro Ethnohistory Project was designed to redress this situation by visiting archaeological sites, studying museum collections, and interviewing tribal members to collect traditional histories. The information it gathered is arrayed in this book along with archaeological and documentary data to interpret the histories of Native American occupation of the San Pedro Valley. This work provides an example of the kind of interdisciplinary and politically conscious work made possible when Native Americans and archaeologists collaborate to study the past. As a methodological case study, it clearly articulates how scholars can work with Native American stakeholders to move beyond confrontations over who “owns” the past, yielding a more nuanced, multilayered, and relevant archaeology.

Colwell, Chip

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