Great kivas served as important ritual spaces and played significant roles in community integration throughout the Pithouse period (AD 550–1000) occupation of the Mimbres Mogollon region of southwestern New Mexico. This article uses data from excavations at the Harris site, a large pithouse village located in the Mimbres Valley, to explore the role of great kivas and an associated plaza in community integration as the village grew, extended family households formed, and social distinctions developed. Data from excavations of sequentially used great kivas surrounding the plaza along with household data from domestic structures are used to examine the role of ritual space during the Pithouse period.

大基瓦斯作为重要的仪式空间，在新墨西哥州西南部的米布雷斯莫戈隆地区的 Pithouse 时期（公元 550-1000 年）占领社区整合中发挥了重要作用。本文使用哈里斯遗址（位于 Mimbres 山谷的一个大型坑洼村）的挖掘数据，探讨随着村庄的发展、大家庭的形成和社会差异的发展，大基瓦和相关广场在社区整合中的作用。来自广场周围连续使用的大基瓦的挖掘数据以及来自家庭结构的家庭数据被用来检查仪式空间在 Pithouse 时期的作用。