Kawaika-A, Arizona | |
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  Kawaika-A Location within the state of Arizona  Kawaika-A Kawaika-A (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′41″N 110°13′14″W / 35.74472°N 110.22056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Elevation | 6,441 ft (1,963 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-36940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 42872 [1] |
Kawaika-A is a populated place situated in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. [2]
From 1935 to 1939, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Harvard University conducted an archeological expedition of which this location was one of the primary sites, along with Awatovi. The expedition uncovered murals and wall paintings from the aboriginal American Southwest. [3] Prior to settlement by European pioneers, the location was inhabited as early as 1500, but was deserted for unknown reasons by 1583. [4] The name is derived from the Hopi name for the local inhabitants, the Kawaika. [5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawaika-A, Arizona
- ^ "Kawaika-A (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Watson (1952). Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a. Boston, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum Press. pp. 38, 156. ISBN 087365126X.
- ^ Smith 1952, p. 29.
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^ Hodge, Fredrick Webb (1907).
Handbook of American Indians. Smithsonian Institution. p.
666.
Kawaika-A.
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Kawaika-A, Arizona | |
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Kawaika-A Location within the state of Arizona Kawaika-A Kawaika-A (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′41″N 110°13′14″W / 35.74472°N 110.22056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Elevation | 6,441 ft (1,963 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-36940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 42872 [1] |
Kawaika-A is a populated place situated in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. [2]
From 1935 to 1939, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Harvard University conducted an archeological expedition of which this location was one of the primary sites, along with Awatovi. The expedition uncovered murals and wall paintings from the aboriginal American Southwest. [3] Prior to settlement by European pioneers, the location was inhabited as early as 1500, but was deserted for unknown reasons by 1583. [4] The name is derived from the Hopi name for the local inhabitants, the Kawaika. [5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawaika-A, Arizona
- ^ "Kawaika-A (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Watson (1952). Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a. Boston, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum Press. pp. 38, 156. ISBN 087365126X.
- ^ Smith 1952, p. 29.
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^ Hodge, Fredrick Webb (1907).
Handbook of American Indians. Smithsonian Institution. p.
666.
Kawaika-A.
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Populated places | ||
| Indian reservations | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |