Kinishba: A Classic Site of the Western Pueblos

This book is a general historic and cultural overview of the Kanishba ruins located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Central Arizona. First mentioned in archaeological publications in 1892 by Adolph Bandelier, this large and prominent site eventually was investigated as part of an archaeological research program of the University of Arizona. In 1931, Dr. Byron Cummings, then Director of the Arizona State Museum and Head of the Department of Anthropology, established a camp near the site and began an investigation there during the summer months until 1939. These investigations resulted in substantial intepretations of the site and the late ancient period during which the site was occupied most intensively. In addition to excavating a large portion of the site, Cummings stabilized and restored parts of it. The site is a National Historic Landmark and can be visited with a ticket available at the Fort Apache Historical Museum, in nearby Fort Apache, AZ.

本书对位于亚利桑那州中部福特阿帕奇印第安保留地（Fort Apache Indian Reservation）内的卡尼什巴（Kanishba）遗址进行了综合性历史与文化综述。这座规模宏大、声名远播的遗址最早于1892年由阿道夫·班德利耶（Adolph Bandelier）在考古学刊物中首次提及，后作为亚利桑那大学（University of Arizona）考古研究项目的一部分开展系统性考古调查。1931年，时任亚利桑那州立博物馆（Arizona State Museum）馆长兼人类学系主任的拜伦·卡明斯（Byron Cummings）博士，在遗址附近搭建营地并于夏季开展考古工作，该调查持续至1939年。此次系列调查形成了关于该遗址及其被密集占据的晚古时期的扎实学术阐释。除发掘遗址的大片区域外，卡明斯还对遗址部分区域进行了加固与修复。该遗址为国家历史地标（National Historic Landmark），游客可前往毗邻的亚利桑那州福特阿帕奇镇内的福特阿帕奇历史博物馆（Fort Apache Historical Museum）购票参观。