Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
************ Today's Theme is the Great Kiva Dig !!************* ….. 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.

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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 !!

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Let’s BEGIN OUR DIG by exploring an ancient KIVA and learn about its features… and discover the mysteries it has revealed …….…

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
First, let’s 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 .)

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig Question #1 – name three objects you can identify in the Chetro Kettle Kiva that had a ceremonial art or musical purpose. button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Now, let’s look at the floor plan of the kiva button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig questions #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. What did they find in the niches and where do you think it came from ?

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig Question #3 - When was Chetro Ketl Built ? How many rooms did it have ? How tall was it ? button …………….

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig Question #4 – How wide across was Casa Rinconada ? button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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 :

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig question #5 – 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

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig question #6 – looking at the map on the same link, what important Anasazi site is north of Aztec and which is south ? button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Next, let’s 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, let’s step inside to see a rendering of the interior of the building …. button .

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig Question #7 – What can you see would have been the building technique used to hold up the roof of the kiva ? The roof was strong enough for people to walk on it …… button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
>>> Dig Question #8 - How wide across is this KIVA ? What do you see in the walls around the KIVA ? button

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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 .

Camp Headquarters: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 7:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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 !!!!

Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Please be sure to answer at least five questions with your group.

Frank Odasz/Trainer: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is an example of a posted message, such as an answer to one of the questions above. This created a single document record of all responses.

renswick-Humphreys: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2- shell/torquoise necklace was found in the wall

Karen at Superior: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To answer question #5, the KIVA was separated from the rest of the town. It was surrounded by a large, empty space.

MrGodienz@ParkAve: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is the Mayan architecture similar to the one used by the Anasazis?

Tom Garcia Hughes: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I'm puzzled with the naming of the Aztec National Historical Monument. Are historians suggesting that the Aztec people that founded present day Mexico City came from New Mexico?

Diana at Napa St.: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The diameter of Great KIVA is 48 feet.

Mrs. Miller @ Napa Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I want to live in a great Kiva

Mrs. Miller @ Napa Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I want to live in a great Kiva

Julia @ Napa: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello everyone, looking forward to starting this with the kiddies!

Mrs. Miller @ Napa Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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J.Sais@TLCG: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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zenaida from wilmington: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can you provide more information on how the kiva shaped the community?

Mrs. Miller @ Napa Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - the nearby town is called Aztec I believe, but there ARE signs of Aztec and Mayan influences in the Hohokum sites outside of Phoenix - and - Paquime - the largest city in the Anceint Southwest, located 150 miles so of the US border in No. Mexico, was a major trade hub between the SW, Pacific and Central America. Signs of Aztec influence in Arizona nad Paquime are BALL COURTS and CEREMONIAL MOUNDS with TEMPLES on top.

J.Sais@TLCG: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
San Antonio's poultry

Mrs. Miller @ Napa Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Etta Iverson at Liggett: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good morning,

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Zenaida - the kiva was the center of pueblo society - this is where meetings, decisions, tribal oral history, ceremonines, healing, music, and schooling took place for many of the residents.

Michele at Tulsa: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A round 14" long necklace of shells stone beads and 3 pieces of turquoise.

Oscar @ State Street: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A fourteen-foot-long necklace of shell and stone beads, with three pieces of turquoise, was found in one of the walls of kiva.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TEACHERS - please use the scroll back box below ( type in a lare number and lick on 'chat') to re -read the questions above and then begin posting your answers as full sentences. A DIG will not usually have someone live to answer questions (like today) so it is important to focus student attention on the questions in the DIG so they can do their research and post their answers. Ask Laurey or Frank for support if you need help.

Julia @ Napa: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
button this is my website.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good to see some of you posting answers - it helps to note which # the question is you are answering - example #3 ... your answer .....

Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is our school website

Willie Bradford/Liggett: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello

: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Trying it again. Website.

Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Juliet at San Antonio: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sweet success!!!!

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Teachers - one of your training assignemnts is to complete at least THREE dig questions - please dive in !

Lulu: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 11:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Timothy, What materials were used to buil the kivas?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Aug 21, 12:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TEACHERS - you need to click on the buttons INSIDE each DIG question to find your answers - then come back and post them here in the message box. This is not a CHAT ROOM - for random questions - it is a fun focused online reasearch activity and we want you to master it along with your students ;)

Iverson at Liggett: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 -There is evidence of large vaults where ceremonial objects were stored, wall crypts, and pottery. They also found pieces of turquois and painted wood.

: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
APitt@Tulsa - The Chetro Ketl was built between A.D. 1010 and A.D. 1109. It has 337 rooms and is four stories tall.

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Finally success!!!

Jean Sais: . . . . Thu, Aug 23, 3:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)

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