CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN WESTERN PUEBLO HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE HISTORIC PERIOD IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

The Western Pueblos in the American Southwest have been subject to ove r 450 years of historic contact, yet a myth has emerged about their un changing nature. A detailed examination of historical documents and ph otographs reveals, instead, where postcontact technological and social influences have occurred, especially with regard to pueblo households , use of space, increases in room sizes, dwelling construction, kivas, and agricultural processing and storage facilities. A dynamic ethnogr aphic model is proposed that takes into account both postcontact chang es and continuity in Western Pueblo society and how these processes ca n be used for understanding the archaeological record.