Canyon De Chelly National Monument Research Articles

Development of Architecture, Canyon de Chelly

During the summer of 1941 the writer made a survey of the sites in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, which represent the later phases of Modified Basket Maker and the early phases of the Developmental Pueblo period. The object of this survey was to trace the development of architecture from the early slab-lined pit houses to the above-ground dwellings constructed of linearly-laid stone masonry. Since the writer lacked the facilities for any intensive excavations, the information contained in the paper was on the whole based on surface observation.

Eighteenth Century Navaho Hogans from Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Archaeological reconnaissance during the summer of 1941 at Canyon de Chelly National Monument disclosed the location of two groups of Navaho hogans built in 1758, 1766, and 1770. The significance of these dwellings lies in the fact that they definitely establish Navaho occupation of the area west of the Chuska Mountains in the middle of the eighteenth century. In addition to the early dates and the architectural details, the sites produced a large series of Navaho painted sherds and several glass trade beads.Canyon de Chelly is located in the approximate center of the Navaho Reservation, on the West side of the Defiance Plateau, in northeastern Arizona. The first group of hogans, the Spider Rock hogans, lay at a distance of 2.7 miles from the Chinle-Defiance road, along the small spur going to the Spider Rock Overlook; the second group was situated further along this by-road at a distance of 3.3 miles from the road.

The Navajo Sweat House

Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Navajo Sweat HouseGordon B. PageGordon B. Page Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 2, Number 1Sep. - Oct., 1937 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/newmexianthr.2.1.4291155 Views: 3Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref Journal History This article was published in the New Mexico Anthropologist (1937-1943), which is continued by the Southwestern Journal of Anthropology (1945-1972). PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Wesley R. Hurt Eighteenth Century Navaho Hogans from Canyon de Chelly National Monument, American Antiquity 8, no.11 (Jan 2017): 89–104.https://doi.org/10.2307/275638