Kivas

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ceremonial structure
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Subterranean
Circular
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chaco_Canyon
gptkb:Mesa_Verde
Taos Pueblo
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Community identity
Spiritual center
gptkbp:example gptkb:Casa_Rinconada
gptkb:Chetro_Ketl_Great_Kiva
Aztec Ruins National Monument
gptkbp:excavatedBy Archaeologists
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Sipapu
Bench seating
Fire pit
Roof entrance
Ventilation shaft
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
Ancestral Puebloan sites
gptkbp:hasEntrance Ladder through roof
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kivas
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkb:Adobe
wood
gptkbp:period gptkb:Pre-Columbian_era
Present day
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:castle
gptkb:Clan_Kiva
gptkb:Kachina_rituals
gptkb:Zuni_ceremonies
Hopi ceremonies
gptkbp:roofType Flat roof
gptkbp:shape Round
Rectangular (in some periods)
gptkbp:symbolizes Emergence from the underworld
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Chaco Culture National Historical Park
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Pueblo_peoples
gptkbp:usedFor Community gatherings
Religious rituals
Political meetings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Puebloan_cultures
gptkb:Pueblo_I
gptkb:Spruce_Tree_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6