A premier academic journal for archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. Kiva’s quarterly articles explore the rich tapestry of Southwestern culture and heritage. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ykiv20https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mu3ywh5j6k2eWero & Martin identify archaeological sites affected by the over 900 abandoned uranium mines in the Navajo Nation and draw upon the stories of Navajo mine workers in this ethnoarchaeological study. buff.ly/kxj9FHV #NavajoNation #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #SWArch27 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ywh5j6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtzih4ahkc2dSchmader’s research at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo uncovers evidence of fierce Tiwa resistance during Coronado’s 1540s expedition through New Mexico. buff.ly/GuTmT5o #Archaeology #PuebloResistance #NewMexico #CoronadoExpedition26 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzih4ahkc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtwxyej5ki27What did Catholic ritual items mean to indigenous communities during the Pueblo Revolt? Gruner’s research shows they became powerful symbols of Indigenous identity. doi.org/10.1179/0023... #Archaeology #PuebloRevolt #SouthwestHistory #NativeAmericanHistory25 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwxyej5ki27https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtkfnkugd323How did chilies spice up the Southwest? Diehl et al. examines 18th-century chili seeds in Arizona—evidence of Native adoption and new culinary traditions. buff.ly/zKJJto4 #Archaeology #Southwest #FoodHistory #Chilies #NativeAmericanHistory20 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkfnkugd323https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mthv6tpd2z27Recent research by Shackley reveals obsidian artifacts from northern Sonora Mexico show frequent contact across the Southwest—and hint at a mysterious, unlocated source in the Valle de Altar region. buff.ly/w0k5pmB #Archaeology #Obsidian #Sonora #Southwest #AncientTrade19 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthv6tpd2z27https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtfepsxdv52jHow do point types and material choices correlate? Research by Kocer & Ferguson reveals how stylistic variability is linked to lithic materials in the Gallina Area of New Mexico. buff.ly/otEIMl3 #Archaeology #Gallina #NewMexico #Obsidian #Southwest18 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfepsxdv52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3msysf2ir7v2jArtifacts collected by Helen G. Blumenschein reveal the same obsidian source was preferred by the people of the Taos area in New Mexico for millennia according to a recent XRF study by Boulanger et al. buff.ly/IlNy0Dp #Archaeology #Obsidian #NewMexico #Southwest #History13 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msysf2ir7v2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mswbw7oowp27What were Hohokam palettes used for? Bisulca et al. uses multiple analytical methods to uncover lead traces and clues to possible ancient pigment preparation. buff.ly/h0MJkvT #Archaeology #Hohokam #Southwest #AncientArt #History12 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswbw7oowp27https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mstrhed3c22cWhy did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. buff.ly/MEPO4L2 #Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico11 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstrhed3c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3msh74q7o3z2lA volcanic glass window into history: XRF analysis by Lindsay of obsidian from a 17th-century Spanish homestead in New Mexico sheds light on everyday exchanges between Pueblo and Spanish worlds. doi.org/10.1080/0023... #Archaeology #NewMexico #Obsidian #SpanishColonial #Pueblo06 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh74q7o3z2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mseooac27y22How did ancient Tucson Basin potters make their glittering purple paint? Ownby & Myhrman analyze Broadline Purple-on-red pottery (AD 500–700) to find out. buff.ly/Ke4kXSV #Archaeology #Tucson #Southwest #Ceramic #Hematite05 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseooac27y22https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3msc66txoei25What did the Fremont people smoke? Searcy et al. analyzed ancient pipes from Wolf Village (AD 1000-1100) in Utah, finding traces of tobacco, maize, and other plants. buff.ly/zDIxdGx #Archaeology #Fremont #Utah #AncientPipes #BotanicalAnalysis04 Aug 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc66txoei25https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrvctumzud2oThanks to increased access to digital collections, Kurota et al. redefine El Paso Polychrome pottery, improving how archaeologists date Jornada Mogollon sites. buff.ly/UU8Blz3 #Archaeology #JornadaMogollon #ElPaso #Southwest #Ceramic30 Jul 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvctumzud2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrt3fdsrg52zHow did gender shape ancient exchange? Bischoff’s Tonto Basin study uses multilayer network analysis of ceramics, architecture, and projectile points to uncover separate social spheres. buff.ly/6FD7jq0 #Archaeology #TontoBasin #Southwest #NetworkAnalysis #MaterialCulture29 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt3fdsrg52zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrqkwghsfk26How did indigenous peoples shape the Southwest through art and architecture? Danielle Romero reviews Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest by Radoslaw Polanka. Check it out now! buff.ly/MsvOsdJ #Archaeology #Southwest #IndigenousHistory #Anthropology #BookReview28 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqkwghsfk26https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrdylwlwg42hWhat ties the Tewa Basin to Chaco Canyon? Schillaci et al. uses ceramic compositional data to trace movement & interaction in the Late Developmental period (AD 900-1200). buff.ly/nPJOl50 #Archaeology #NewMexico #ChacoCanyon #TewaBasin #Southwest23 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdylwlwg42hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrbi52zymn2wMyles Miller highlights People in a Sea of Grass edited by Matthew Hill and Lauren Ritterbush, a groundbreaking volume on Indigenous lifeways in the Central Great Plains. Discover why this book matters. buff.ly/xrManlC #Archaeology #GreatPlains #BookReview22 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbi52zymn2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mr6xnxfo4s24Food or ritual? At Homol’ovi I, rabbit & hare bones show how deeply interconnected the sacred and the everyday were for ancestral Puebloans according to new research by Sheets. buff.ly/wmaNZJe #Archaeology #Homolovi #PuebloanHistory #Zooarchaeology #SouthwestArchaeology21 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6xnxfo4s24https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqsfdyqjcg2lNew isotopic evidence by Sharpe et al. shows bison roamed New Mexico’s San Agustin plains, far beyond today’s ranges—living alongside humans for centuries. buff.ly/QWup6iK #Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #Bison #Zooarchaeology #NewMexico16 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsfdyqjcg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqpuux5koz2tFrom early excavations to today, Diné people have shaped Southwestern archaeology. Campbell et al. say it’s time their voices lead the conversation. buff.ly/6GRGUiB #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Diné #IndigenousCollaboration #CommunityVoices #DecolonizingArchaeology15 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpuux5koz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqneftaidu2nArchaeology with, not about, the Akimel O’Odham—Loendorf et al. and the Gila River Indian Community uncover a story of resilience at Blackwater Village. buff.ly/UsMpPeU #AkimelOOdham #GilaRiver #CommunityArchaeology #IndigenousHeritage14 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqneftaidu2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqas2whibj2hIn partnership with the Laguna Pueblo, Hopkins et al. trace the story of sheepherding in the Southwest around Mount Taylor—where archaeology meets lived tradition. buff.ly/2IsooFz #Archaeology #LagunaPueblo #IndigenousHeritage09 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqas2whibj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mq6blv3ywc2nThrough collaboration with Native communities, Medchill et al. uncovered how disk beads continue to connect heritage, trade, and identity in the Southwest. buff.ly/OWQJwWx #IndigenousKnowledge #CommunityCollaboration #SouthwestArchaeology08 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6blv3ywc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mq3r5jvvq525By combining archaeology with Native oral histories, Guebard uncovers the story of migration, conflict, and resilience at Montezuma Castle National Monument. buff.ly/KjyTGWA #Archaeology #OralHistory #MontezumaCastle #IndigenousKnowledge07 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3r5jvvq525https://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mpp6sd3eke2qNew research by Duff et al. on the H-Spear Site reveals how Chacoan great houses were placed within vast ritual landscapes that shaped Pueblo life for generations. buff.ly/ZY518pO #Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #Southwest #PuebloHistory #NewMexico02 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpp6sd3eke2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mpmodeuudg2vReligion and ecology are more intertwined than you might think. This connection is made evident in Sacred Southwestern Landscapes edited by Aaron M. Wright. Read Van Keuren’s review. buff.ly/9YcXI3G #SouthwestArchaeology #SWArch #BookReview #Archaeology01 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmodeuudg2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mpk5unsfe22uTerraces and towns—what do soils teach us about history? New research by Cajigas et al. reveals how the hilltop village on Tumamoc Hill may have been an early monumental site. buff.ly/otuFNyR #Archaeology #SonoranDesert #Arizona #ArizonaHistory #SouthwestHistory30 Jun 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk5unsfe22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mp5lk3eaq22iHow did the New Deal shape archaeology in the American West? Kelly L. Jenks reviews New Deal Archaeology In The West edited by Pool and Howe which discusses how this legislation reshaped American archaeology. buff.ly/nrVTCrH #NewDeal #Archaeology #SouthwestArchaeology25 Jun 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5lk3eaq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3mp3icff2l42aWhat route did the Coronado expedition (1539–1542) really take? Doolittle revisits the famed expedition route, revealing new evidence and a revised path through the Southwest. buff.ly/q24ozLi #Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #CoronadoExpedition #Arizona #Sonora25 Jun 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3icff2l42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kivaswjournal.bsky.social/post/3moykm64lwm25Learn what made Seltzer-Rogers call Reassessing the Aztatlán World edited by Mathiowetz and Pohl “a breakthrough in West Mexico scholarship”. Read the book review on KIVA today! buff.ly/KMObE8U #SouthwestArchaeology #Archaeology #Bookreview #MexicanHistory23 Jun 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:e4ymwbse2pg5x3cgrxmwuzzs/app.bsky.feed.post/3moykm64lwm25