kiva
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- Evolution
- Great kiva
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|Reconstructed kiva at Bandelier National Monument thumb|right|Interior of a reconstructed kiva at Mesa Verde National Park thumb|right|Ruins of a great kiva at Chaco Culture National Historical Park thumb|right|The Great Kiva at Aztec Ruins National Monument was excavated by Earl Morris in 1921 and reconstructed by him 13 years later. thumb|Interior of Great Kiva at Aztec Ruins National Monument showing the vast size of the structure thumb|right|Ruins of the kiva at Puerco Pueblo, Petrified Forest National Park thumb|alt=A drawing of Chacoan round room features|Chacoan round room features
A kiva (also estufa) is a space used by Puebloans for rites and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo peoples, "kiva" refers to a large, circular, underground room used for spiritual ceremonies and as a place of worship.