"A School for Advanced Research popular archaeology book." Includes index.
Contents:
Making a living in the desert West / Steven R. Simms -- Pueblo farmers of the Chacoan world / R. Gwinn Vivian -- Through the looking glass : the environment of the ancient Mesa Verdeans / Karen R. Adams -- Ancient violence in the Mesa Verde region / Kristin A. Kuckelman -- Carved in the cliffs : the Cavate Pueblos of Frijoles Canyon / Angelyn Bass -- Architecture : the central matter of Chaco Canyon / Stephen H. Lekson -- Wupatki Pueblo : red house in black sand / Christian E. Downum, Ellen Brennan, and James P. Holmlund -- Zuni religion and philosophy / Edmund J. Ladd -- Yupkovi : the Hopi story of Chaco Canyon / Leigh Kuwanwisiwma -- Canyon de Chelly : a Navajo view : an interview of Mrs. Mae Thompson / by Irene Silentman -- The Wupatki Navajos : an historical sketch / Alexa Roberts -- The enigmatic Fremont / Joel C. Janetski -- The Hohokam millennium / Suzanne K. Fish and Paul R. Fish -- Pottery of the Sierra Sin Agua / Kelley Hays-Gilpin and Christian E. Downum -- Expressions in black and white / Michelle Hegmon -- Ancestral Puebloan rock art in Tsegi Canyon and Canyon de Chelly : a view behind the image / Polly Schaafsma -- Songscapes and calendar sticks / J. Andrew Darling and Barnaby V. Lewis -- Ancient trails of the Pajarito Plateau / James E. Snead.
Summary:
"How did Southwestern peoples subsist in the arid reaches of the Great Basin? When and why did violence erupt in the Mesa Verde region? Who were the Fremont people? How do some Hopis view Chaco Canyon? These are a few of the topics addressed in Living the Ancient Southwest. The essayists in this new highly-illustrated anthology also write about the beauty and originality of Mimbres pottery, the rock art in Canyon de Chelly, the history of the Wupatki Navajos, and O'odham songs describing ancient trails to the Pacific Coast. The anthropologist-writers in this book will enlighten readers on a variety of subjects relating to the deep history and culture of the American Southwest"--Provided by publisher.
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