Chaco Canyon: Archaeology and Archaeologists

Chaco Canyon: Archaeology and Archaeologists
ISBN-10
0826307566
ISBN-13
9780826307569
Series
Chaco Canyon
Category
History
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
1981
Publisher
UNM Press
Authors
Florence Cline Lister, Robert Hill Lister

Description

Chaco Canyon, sprawled in the desert of northwestern New Mexico and uninhabited since the twelfth century, is one of North America's richest archaeological zones. This lavishly illustrated book is the first complete account of Chacoan archaeology, from the discovery of the ruins by Spanish soldiers in the seventeenth century through the scientific analyses of the 1970s. The authors follow the history of Chacoan archaeology with a vivid portrayal of the day-to-day lives of the Anasazi Indians, the Neolithic farmers who abandoned the region some 800 years ago. Though intended for the general reading public with an interest in archaeology, this book will be useful to professionals as well, as a compendium of information and photography hitherto scattered in numerous separate reports and monographs. Particularly valuable is a list of all investigated sites at Chaco Canyon, including location, features, dates, and other pertinent information.

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