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Ancient Peoples Of The American Southwest 2e

Author : Stephen Plog
Publisher : Thames and Hudson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Peoples Of The American Southwest 2e written by Stephen Plog and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A graphic, lucid account of the Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon highlights how these ancient cultures evolved so successfully in response to their changing habitat."—Science News Most people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie some of the most remarkable monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Ten thousand years ago, humans first colonized this seemingly inhospitable landscape with its scorching hot deserts and upland areas that drop below freezing even during the early summer months. The initial hunter-gatherer bands gradually adapted to become sedentary village groups. The high point of Southwestern civilization was reached with the emergence of cultures known as Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon in the first millennium AD. Interweaving the latest archaeological evidence with early first-person accounts, Stephen Plog explains the rise and mysterious fall of Southwestern cultures. For this revised edition, he discusses new research and its implications for our understanding of the prehistoric Southwest. As he concludes, the Southwest is still home to vibrant Native American communities who carry on many of the old traditions.

The People

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The People written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Native peoples of the American Southwest.

A History of the Ancient Southwest

Author : Stephen H. Lekson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book A History of the Ancient Southwest written by Stephen H. Lekson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to archaeologist Stephen H. Lekson, much of what we think we know about the Southwest has been compressed into conventions and classifications and orthodoxies. This book challenges and reconfigures these accepted notions by telling two parallel stories, one about the development, personalities, and institutions of Southwestern archaeology and the other about interpretations of what actually happened in the ancient past. While many works would have us believe that nothing much ever happened in the ancient Southwest, this book argues that the region experienced rises and falls, kings and commoners, war and peace, triumphs and failures. In this view, Chaco Canyon was a geopolitical reaction to the "Colonial Period" Hohokam expansion and the Hohokam "Classic Period" was the product of refugee Chacoan nobles, chased off the Colorado Plateau by angry farmers. Far to the south, Casas Grandes was a failed attempt to create a Mesoamerican state, and modern Pueblo people--with societies so different from those at Chaco and Casas Grandes--deliberately rejected these monumental, hierarchical episodes of their past. From the publisher: The second printing of A History of the Ancient Southwest has corrected the errors noted below. SAR Press regrets an error on Page 72, paragraph 4 (also Page 275, note 2) regarding "absolute dates." "50,000 dates" was incorrectly published as "half a million dates." Also P. 125, lines 13-14: "Between 21,000 and 27,000 people lived there" should read "Between 2,100 and 2,700 people lived there."

American Indians of the Southwest

Author : Bertha Pauline Dutton
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826307040
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book American Indians of the Southwest written by Bertha Pauline Dutton and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history, culture, and social structure of the Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, Ute, and Paiute Indian tribes.

The Ancient People of the American Southwest

Author : Jeffrey L. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient People of the American Southwest written by Jeffrey L. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Puebloan Southwest

Author : John Kantner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521788809
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Puebloan Southwest written by John Kantner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the history of the Puebloan Southwest from the AD 1000s to the sixteenth century, first published in 2004.

Native Peoples of the Southwest

Author : Trudy Griffin-Pierce
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826319081
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Native Peoples of the Southwest written by Trudy Griffin-Pierce and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the historic and contemporary indigenous cultures of the American Southwest, intended for college courses and the general reader.

Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest

Author : Alan P. Sullivan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816525140
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest written by Alan P. Sullivan and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest is the first volume dedicated to understanding the nature of and changes in regional social autonomy, political hegemony, and organizational complexity across the entire prehistoric American Southwest. With geographic coverage extending from the Great Plains to the Colorado River, and from Mesa Verde to the international border, the volumeÕs ten case studies synthesize research that enhances our understanding of the ancient SouthwestÕs highly variable demographic, land use, and economic histories. For this volume, ÒhinterlandsÓ are those areas whose archaeological records do not disclose the ceramic, architectural, and network evidence that initially led to the establishment of the Hohokam, Chaco, and Casas Grandes regional systems. Employing a variety of perspectives, such as the cultural landscapes approach, heterarchy, and the common-pool resource model, as well as technical methods, such as petrographic and stylistic-attribute analyses, the volumeÕs contributors explore variation in hinterland identities, subsistence ecology, and sociopolitical organization as regional systems expanded and contracted between the 9th and 14th centuries AD. The hinterlands of the prehistoric Southwest were home to a substantial number of people and were often used as resource catchments by the inhabitants of regional systems. Importantly, hinterlands also influenced developments of nearby regional systems, under whose footprint they managed to retain considerable autonomy. By considering the dynamics between hinterlands and regional systems, the volume reveals unappreciated aspects of the ancient SouthwestÕs peoples and their lives, thereby deepening our awareness of the regionÕs rich and complicated cultural past.

Spirit of the American Southwest

Author : Tom Prisciantelli
Publisher : Sunstone Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865343542
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Spirit of the American Southwest written by Tom Prisciantelli and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple exploration in straight forward language of the events and geologic processes responsible for the stunning beauty of the deserts, plateaus and mountains in the American Southwest.

A History of the Ancient Southwest

Author : Harold Sterling Gladwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258423667
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Ancient Southwest written by Harold Sterling Gladwin and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Burial Practices in the American Southwest

Author : Douglas R. Mitchell
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826334619
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (346 download)

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Book Synopsis Ancient Burial Practices in the American Southwest by : Douglas R. Mitchell

Download or read book Ancient Burial Practices in the American Southwest written by Douglas R. Mitchell and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prehistoric burial practices provide an unparalleled opportunity for understanding and reconstructing ancient civilizations and for identifying the influences that helped shape them.

Prehistoric Warfare in the American Southwest

Author : Steven A. LeBlanc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Download or read book Prehistoric Warfare in the American Southwest written by Steven A. LeBlanc and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people today, including many archaeologists, view the Pueblo people of the Southwest as historically peaceful, sedentary corn farmers. In Prehistoric Warfare in the American Southwest Steven LeBlanc demonstrates how the prevailing picture of the ancient Puebloans is highly romanticized. Taking a pan-Southwestern view of the entire prehistoric and early historic time range and considering archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence and oral traditions, he presents a different picture. Objectively sought, evidence of war and its consequences is abundant. The people of the region fought for their survival and evolved their societies to meet the demands of conflict.

American Indian Tribes of the Southwest

Author : Michael G Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178096188X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book American Indian Tribes of the Southwest written by Michael G Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. It was in the Southwest – modern Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California and other neighboring states – that the first major clashes took place between 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous peoples of North America. This history of contact, conflict, and coexistence with first the Spanish, then their Mexican settlers, and finally the Americans, gives a special flavor to the region. Despite nearly 500 years of white settlement and pressure, the traditional cultures of the peoples of the Southwest survive today more strongly than in any other region. The best-known clashes between the whites and the Indians of this region are the series of Apache wars, particularly between the early 1860s and the late 1880s. However, there were other important regional campaigns over the centuries – for example, Coronado's battle against the Zuni at Hawikuh in 1540, during his search for the legendary “Seven Cities of Cibola”; the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; and the Taos Revolt of 1847 – and warriors of all of these are described and illustrated in this book.

Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest

Author : Arthur H. Rohn
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826339706
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest written by Arthur H. Rohn and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest offers a complete picture of Puebloan culture from its prehistoric beginnings through twenty-five hundred years of growth and change, ending with the modern-day Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona. Aerial and ground photographs, over 325 in color, and sixty settlement plans provide an armchair trip to ruins that are open to the public and that may be visited or viewed from nearby. Included, too, are the living pueblos from Taos in north central New Mexico along the Rio Grande Valley to Isleta, and westward through Acoma and Zuni to the Hopi pueblos in Arizona. In addition to the architecture of the ruins, Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest gives a detailed overview of the Pueblo Indians' lifestyles including their spiritual practices, food, clothing, shelter, physical appearance, tools, government, water management, trade, ceramics, and migrations.

The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest

Author : Marit K. Munson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759120250
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest written by Marit K. Munson and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-04-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologists seldom study ancient art, even though art is fundamental to the human experience. The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork, as applying the term 'art' to the past raises new questions about artists, audiences, and the works of art themselves. Munson proposes that studies of ancient artwork be based on standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. Using examples drawn from the American Southwest, The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest discusses artistic practice in ancestral Pueblo and Mimbres ceramics and the implications of context and accessibility for the audiences of painted murals and rock art. Studies of Hohokam figurines and rock art illustrate methods for studying ancient images, while the aesthetics of ancient art are suggested by work on ceramics and kivas from Chaco Canyon. This book will be of interest to archaeologists working in the Southwest who want to broaden their perspective on the past. It will also appeal to archaeologists in other parts of the world and to anthropologists, art historians, and those who are intrigued by the material world, aesthetics, and the visual.

Social Violence in the Prehispanic American Southwest

Author : Deborah L. Nichols
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816526215
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Social Violence in the Prehispanic American Southwest written by Deborah L. Nichols and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spontaneous acts of violence born of human emotions like anger or greed are probably universal, but social violenceÑviolence resulting from social relationships within and between groups of peopleÑis a much more complex issue with implications beyond archaeology. Recent research has generated multiple interpretations about the forms, intensity, and underlying causes of social violence in the ancient Southwest. Deborah L. Nichols and Patricia L. Crown have gathered nine contributions from a variety of disciplines to examine social violence in the prehispanic American Southwest. Not only offering specific case studies but also delving into theoretical aspects, this volume looks at archaeological interpretations, multidisciplinary approaches, and the implications of archaeological research for Native peoples and how they are impacted by what archaeologists say about their past. Specific chapters address the impacts of raiding and warfare, the possible origins of ritual violence, the evidence for social violence manifested in human skeletal remains, the implications of witchcraft persecution, and an examination of the reasons behind apparent anthropophagy. There is little question that social violence occurred in the American Southwest. These contributions support the need for further discussion and investigation into its causes and the broader implications for archaeology and anthropology. CONTENTS 1. Introduction Patricia Crown and Deborah Nichols 2. Dismembering the Trope: Imagining Cannibalism in the Ancient Pueblo World Randall H. McGuire and Ruth Van Dyke 3. An Outbreak of Violence and Raiding in the Central Mesa Verde Region in the 12th Century AD Brian R. Billman 4. Chaco Horrificus? Wendy Bustard 5. Inscribed in the Body, Written in Bones: The Consequences of Social Violence at La Plata Debra L. Martin, Nancy Akins, Bradley Crenshaw, and Pamela K. Stone 6. Veneration or Violence: A Study of Variations in Patterns of Human Bone Modification at La Quemada Ventura R. PŽrez, Ben A. Nelson, and Debra L. Martin 7. Witches, Practice, and the Context of Pueblo Cannibalism William H. Walker 8. Explanation vs. Sensation: The Discourse of Cannibalism at AwatÕovi Peter Whiteley 9. Devouring Ourselves George J. Armelagos References Cited About the Contributors Index

The Anasazi

Author : J. J. Brody
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Anasazi written by J. J. Brody and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what is known about the Anasazi people, the predecessors of the Pueblo Indians, looks at the ruins of their cliff dwellings, and surveys their jewelry, pottery, textiles, and baskets.