Project Gutenberg 2006-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 101 Mindeleff, Cosmos 1863 Navaho Houses Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 469-518 Reading ease score: 63.0 (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 and The Internet Archive (American Libraries).) "Navaho Houses" by Cosmos Mindeleff is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the architectural styles and construction methods of the Navaho Indians, focusing on the traditional hogáns (houses) that serve as the focal point of their cultural identity. The book is aimed at students of architecture, archaeology, and ethnology, offering insights into the way these structures reflect the people's mental and industrial status throughout their history. The opening of "Navaho Houses" introduces the topic of the unique dwelling structures of the Navaho people, emphasizing their significance in understanding the tribe's culture and lifestyle. Mindeleff outlines the intention behind the account and notes the contemporary pressures facing traditional building practices, suspecting that these may soon be lost due to modern influences. He highlights the historical context of house construction, including the use of specific materials and ceremonial dedication practices that accompany the building of hogáns. The narrative sets the foundation for a detailed exploration of various types of houses, including winter hogáns, summer shelters, and sweat houses, as well as the environmental and cultural factors that influence this architecture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Navajo Indians Indians of North America -- Dwellings E011 Text Archaeology Anthropology Native America Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 184368 183899 2024-10-08T06:47:28.626493 2023-09-08T08:39:40.847430 text/html text/html 178370 2010-09-19T17:39:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 1356282 2010-09-28T04:43:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1419670 2024-10-08T06:47:36.934440 application/epub+zip 1418831 2024-10-08T06:47:31.616478 application/epub+zip 129581 2024-10-08T06:47:29.647473 application/epub+zip 1866017 2024-10-08T06:47:40.071434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1845913 2024-10-08T06:47:35.379453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151918 2022-09-08T15:15:26.327618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141753 2024-10-08T06:47:27.641485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141668 2006-04-28T11:11:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 50330 2006-04-28T11:14:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 141078 2006-04-28T11:09:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50059 2006-04-28T11:14:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141071 2006-04-28T11:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49851 2006-04-28T11:14:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23833 2024-10-08T06:47:40.308409 application/rdf+xml 13484 2024-10-08T06:47:30.223471 image/jpeg 3442 2024-10-08T06:47:29.925471 image/jpeg 1451039 2024-10-08T06:47:28.703486 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