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- Title
MULTIPLE ANIMAL OFFERINGS IN AN EARLY KIVA: CHAMPAGNE SPRING (GREENLEE) RUINS, 5DL2333.
- Authors
Dove, David M.
- Abstract
The Champagne Spring Ruins (5DL2333) lie in the Mesa Verde area of the Northern San Juan region, near Dove Creek, Colorado. During the A.D. 900--1100 period it was the site of a large pueblo community. Test excavations conducted in 2008 and 2011 on the North Hill investigated a group of six early kivas and late pit structures built on the north and west side of the community great kiva. This report focuses on Structure 34 where a group of animal burials were placed around the hearth and southwestern quarter of this early kiva. Notable structure features, construction data, and the animal burials are discussed. The relationship of the animal burials with the ritual abandonment and "closing" of the kiva is evaluated.
- Subjects
COLORADO; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; ZOOARCHAEOLOGY; KIVAS; PUEBLOS; SACRIFICE; NATIVE American rites &; ceremonies
- Publication
Southwestern Lore, 2012, Vol 78, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0038-4844
- Publication type
Article