The archaeological record of the Late Pueblo III (C.E.1250–1300) period in the Tsegi Canyon drainage reveals Kayenta communities shifted from locales favoring access to water and arable land to canyon alcoves with difficult to access entries, as part of a larger regional shift to defensively situated settlements. This coincides with the creation of large depictions of shields on the right side of alcove villages. While prior research has considered shield designs as possible symbols of group identity, this article argues that the placement of shield imagery within Pueblo III alcove communities is an indicator of consolidated group practice. Through comparison of spatial placement of shield imagery on Pueblo III sites throughout the Northern Southwest, I make a case that the peoples of the Tsegi Canyon system shared a form of community identity, marked by the placement of these iconic, highly visible images on the right side of cliff dwellings.

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盾之屋：Tsegi峡谷防御地点的防御意象

Tsegi峡谷排水系统中的Pueblo III晚期（CE1250–1300）时期的考古记录表明，Kayenta社区已从有利于获取水和耕地的地区转变为难以进入的峡谷凹室，这是较大区域性防御的一部分位于定居点。这与在凹室村庄的右侧创建大型盾构描绘相吻合。尽管先前的研究已将盾牌设计视为群体身份的可能象征，但本文认为，在Pueblo III凹室社区内放置盾牌图像是整合群体实践的指示。通过比较整个西南西北部Pueblo III站点上盾构图像的空间位置，我认为Tsegi峡谷系统的人民共享一种社区身份，