Lets BEGIN OUR DIG by exploring an ancient KIVA and learn about its features
and discover the mysteries it has revealed
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.. Central to all Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan communities whether a small village for 10 families or a large city for thousands of residents and visitors was the KIVA. A KIVA is a ceremonial chamber used for meetings, council decision making, storytelling, conversations with protective deities (gods), and it was where men and boys learned, slept, and passed knowledge on from one generation to the next. At certain times in some tribes, women may also have been invited in for meetings, but in general, this was the lodge where the men shaped their society. Almost all KIVAS were round and partially submerged below ground. Most had ladders that provided an entrance and exit through the roof.
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Today you are going to see how Ancient Southwest ruins are being studied using state-of-the-art rendering software. We have computer graphic works by two people to study one is John Kanter who is an ANTHROPOLOGIST, and the other is DENNIS HOLLOWAY who is an ARCHITECT. Both men are interested in helping us learn what life was like in the Ancient Southwest and their 3D and virtual reality images are excellent examples of what technology literacy can bring to life to share with others !! Here is a great example watch how Pueblo Bonito was built, mysteriously un-built, and then rebuilt kivas, storage rooms and living areas
click on this to see it in ANIMATED action button !!
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Lets BEGIN OUR DIG by exploring an ancient KIVA and learn about its features
and discover the mysteries it has revealed
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First, lets visit several three dimensional images of the kiva and buildings at Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon. Click on this button to see where Chaco Canyon is and then find it on a larger United States map in your classroom. Once you understand where in the world this KIVA is, click on this button to view the pueblo of Chetro Ketl and see its great KIVA in the lower center of the picture button
.. And next, view an amazing interior rendering of the KIVA button You can click on different parts of this picture to see more detail and closer images about the room. Each time you have clicked on the image and then want to go back to the main picture, you will need to use your BACK button on your browser to return to the main picture. Then zoom-in on another area. (TEACHERS - IF you know you have a Quicktime and audio plug in on your computer you can see even more about this KIVA by clicking here button .)
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>>> Dig Question #1 name three objects you can identify in the Chetro Kettle Kiva that had a ceremonial art or musical purpose. button
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Now, lets look at the floor plan of the kiva button
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>>> Dig question #2 what shape is the kiva ?
What has been found in the KIVA ? After many years of excavation, secret compartments were discovered in the walls of the kiva and you can click on this button to see what they found hidden in the walls.
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>>> Dig Question #3 tell us what they found
and then consider where these materials came from
. The white material came from the ocean hundreds of miles away
and the blue material came from a mine near Santa Fe
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>>> Dig Question #4 how do you think the people at Chetrol Ketl in North Western New Mexico got the materials found in the hidden compartment in the wall of the KIVA ?
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>>> Dig Question #5 - When was Chetro Ketl Built ? How many rooms did it have ? How tall was it ? button
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Here is what the ruins look like today
. As photographed by a teacher from Granite School in Utah button
And this teacher also visited Casa Rinconada the LARGEST KIVA in Chaco Canyon with unique features that you can see here at this button
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>>> Dig Question #6 How wide across was Casa Rinconada ? button
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North of Chaco Canyon there is another Great KIVA this one is know known as Aztec Ruins. Click on this button to find the answer to the following questions :
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>>> Dig question #7 What do you notice about WHERE the KIVA is positioned in the town ? Is it mixed in with other buildings ? or is it surrounded by something that sets it off from the rest of the buildings ? button
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>>> Dig question #8 looking at the map on the same link, what important Anasazi site is north of Aztec and which is south ? button
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Next, lets look at a 3D rendering of the Aztec kiva to see how it was built button
.. it can be seen as the large circular building in the lower image
now, lets step inside to see a rendering of the interior of the building
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>>> Dig Question #9 What can you see would have been the technique used to hold up the roof of the kiva ? The roof was strong enough for people to walk on it
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>>> Dig Question #10 - How wide across is this KIVA ? What do you see in the walls around the KIVA ? button
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Since the Aztec site has been rebuilt, we can also enjoy photographs of a KIVA that has been reconstructed and is now a National Historic Monument. button
. And you can see what the outside of this great KIVA looks like today at the National Parks web site at this button
.. TEACHERS note that the Monument offer teachers resources at this button .
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In closing, this is what a KIVA looks like from the outside when reconstructed 
.. and when you step inside this reconstructed KIVA at Aztec you can see the dark mysterious interior as it looks today
can you imagine the people gathered around in a circle on the bench along the wall ? seated in groups on the floor by clan group ? can you hear the drum beat ? smell the air scented with juniper or sage incense ? image the storytelling or the dancing ? and see the stars up in Father Sky passing overhead through the hole in the ceiling where the ladder would have provided the entry and exit for this room tucked into the embrace of Mother Earth ?
. Thanks for joining us on the GREAT KIVA INTERNET DIG !!!!
sherie higgins camp coordinator: . . . . Tue, Feb 27, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello from Camp Internet!
victoria3-rebecca: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Aztec Great Kiva has 14 perimeter rooms with wall niche ladders down to the kiva floor.The diameter of Great Kiva is 48 feet.
Victoria3: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Aztec Great Kiva has 14 perimeter rooms with wall niche ladders down to the kiva floor.
The diameter of Great Kiva is 48 feet.
Victoria3-Tiffany: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The kiva is 80 feet across.
Victoria3-Alex: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Question #6: Casa Rinconada is over 80 feet in diameter.
Victoria3-Ryan: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 Casa Rinconada is over 80 feet in diameter.
victoria3-Kirsten: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Question #4: I think that they traded to get the items found in the hidden compartment.
Victoria3-Tiffany: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig question#6 The Casa Rinconada was 80 feet across
sean: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The necklace in the Kiva was fourteen feet long and was made of shell and stone beeds.qustion #2
victoria3-Stacey: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
question#5- The Chetro Ketl was built between AD 1010 and
AD 1109. There are 337 rooms. It is several meters in height.
victoria3: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Question #7- The Kiva seems to be placed in the center of the town. There is another building northeast of it but other than that ther is no other buildings near by.
victoria3-Alicia&Cindy: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Question #9-The technique they used to hold up the roofs was by building pillars down to the floor.
victoria3-Jane: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1- Cylindar jars and bowls were used in ceremonies. Things were put in the bowls. Footdrums were used for musical purposes.
Victoria- Nikol: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Question #8- The important Anasazi site that is north of the Aztec ruins is called the Mesa Verde. The site south of the Aztec ruins is called the Chaco Canyon.
Victoria3: . . . . Thu, Mar 1, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Kai
QUESTION #5 The Chetro Ketl was Build from 1010AD to 1109AD,
it had 337 rooms, and it was four stories tall.