Archeological investigations in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah

"Archeological Investigations in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah" by J. Walter Fewkes is a historical account that explores ancient ruins and ancestral designs located across the American Southwest. This book captures Fewkes's journey investigating areas inhabited by Hopi and Zuñi people in 1916, featuring drawings and descriptions of ancient structures like the Fire House and sites throughout Nashlini Canyon. Fewkes combines his on-site surveys with native folklore, piecing together how building styles might reveal migration patterns of past populations. With a focus on architecture, he seeks to deepen modern understanding of Southwestern history, promoting future research to discover more about the area's rich and complicated human story.

Jesse Walter Fewkes was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, writer, and naturalist.