Archeological expedition to Arizona in 1895

by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Excerpt: people claim to be descendants of those who once lived in the now deserted villages of that province.

I had some knowledge of the ethnology of the Hopi, derived from several summers' field work among them, and I believed this information could be successfully utilized in an attempt to solve certain archeological questions which presented themselves.[2] I desired, among other things, to obtain new information on the former extension, in one direction, of the ancestral abodes of certain clans of the sedentary people of Tusayan which are now limited to six pueblos in the northeastern part of the territory. In carrying out this general plan I made an examination of cliff dwellings and other ruins in Verde valley, and undertook an exploration of two old pueblos near the Hopi villages. The reason which determined my choice of the former as a field for investigation was a wish to obtain archeological data bearing on certain Tusayan traditions. It is claimed by the traditionists of Walpi, especially those...

752 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1971

About the author

Jesse Walter Fewkes (November 14, 1850 – May 31, 1930) was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, writer, and naturalist.

Fewkes was born in Newton, Massachusetts on November 14, 1850, and initially trained as a zoologist at Harvard University. He later turned to ethnological studies of the Native American tribes in the American Southwest.

Reviews

[Ernest Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of people find this kind of book boring, but they send my imagination soaring. Where else can you find out about images of reptilian monsters on pottery, the Hopi manifestation of the Plumed Serpent, and man-eating horses? And this one will make my wanderings in Aztlán, all the more interesting.