Project Gutenberg 2006-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 84 Mindeleff, Cosmos 1863 Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Casa Grande Ruin" by Cosmos Mindeleff is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the archaeological and architectural significance of the Casa Grande ruin, situated near the Gila River in southern Arizona. Mindeleff provides a detailed examination of this prominent example of aboriginal architecture, contributing to the broader understanding of Native American historical sites. In "Casa Grande Ruin," Mindeleff explores the architectural features, historical context, and previous interpretations surrounding the Casa Grande structure. The book details the physical characteristics of the ruin, including dimensions, construction methods, and the layout of its various rooms. Mindeleff highlights the differences between Casa Grande and northern Pueblo architecture, emphasizing its unique construction techniques and the environmental factors that influenced its design. Additionally, he discusses the historical accounts from early explorers and missionaries, connecting the structure to the Pima people, their traditions, and the long-term occupation of the site. Through meticulous descriptions and illustrations, the author reconstructs the significance of the Casa Grande ruin within the framework of Southwestern archaeology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Casa Grande National Monument (Ariz.) Hohokam architecture Arizona -- Antiquities Indians of North America -- Arizona E011 Text Anthropology Native America Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 115656 115275 2024-10-07T15:44:03.980254 2023-09-08T06:01:59.146251 text/html text/html 110206 2006-01-10T00:28:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 623952 2006-01-10T00:28:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 706695 2024-10-07T15:44:10.449260 application/epub+zip 706684 2024-10-07T15:44:07.281241 application/epub+zip 91929 2024-10-07T15:44:05.937221 application/epub+zip 825060 2024-10-07T15:44:12.630200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 812421 2024-10-07T15:44:09.625229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117996 2022-09-08T11:22:46.379917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96016 95746 2024-10-07T15:44:03.501229 2023-09-08T06:01:58.766250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96074 2006-01-10T00:28:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32937 2006-01-10T00:28:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 96103 2006-01-10T00:28:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32898 2006-01-10T00:28:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22759 2024-10-07T15:44:12.770188 application/rdf+xml 14680 2024-10-07T15:44:06.539230 image/jpeg 3768 2024-10-07T15:44:06.254221 image/jpeg 706113 2024-10-07T15:44:04.023262 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog