Anasazi America

Anasazi America
Author: David E. Stuart
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2000
Genre: Chaco Canyon (N.M.)
ISBN: 0826321798
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At the height of their power in the late eleventh century, the Chaco Anasazi dominated a territory in the American Southwest larger than any European principality of the time. A vast and powerful alliance of thousands of farming hamlets and nearly 100 spectacular towns integrated the region through economic and religious ties, and the whole system was interconnected with hundreds of miles of roads. It took these Anasazi farmers more than seven centuries to lay the agricultural, organizational, and technological groundwork for the creation of classic Chacoan civilization, which lasted about 200 years--only to collapse spectacularly in a mere 40. Why did such a great society collapse? Who survived? Why? In this lively book anthropologist/archaeologist David Stuart presents answers to these questions that offer useful lessons to modern societies. His account of the rise and fall of the Chaco Anasazi brings to life the people known to us today as the architects of Chaco Canyon, the spectacular national park in New Mexico that thousands of tourists visit every year.

Anasazi Places

Anasazi Places
Author: Jeffrey Cook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1992
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:
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In 1881, Brazilian Aluisio Azevedo published Mulatto, a scathing expose of his native city, Sao Luis do Maranhao. Polemic as well as love story, it brought him much notoriety and is generally considered the first Brazilian naturalist novel. Set before the abolition of slavery and the establishment of the first republic, Mulatto tells the story of Raimundo, a young Brazilian of liberal ideas. Kept in ignorance of the identity of his mother and the secret of his mixed birth, Raimundo is educated in Europe and, upon returning to Brazil, struggles against the provincial and bigoted society he encounters. Mulatto reveals its author's opposition to both the clergy, whose corruption and influence he denounced, and the racist agrarian society still dependent upon slavery. This English translation of Mulatto was first published in 1990 by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

In Search of the Old Ones

In Search of the Old Ones
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439127239
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An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi. David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi—the name means “enemy ancestors” in Navajo—who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than a century, trying to determine the environmental and cultural stresses that caused their society to collapse 700 years ago. He guides us through controversies in the historical record, among them the haunting question of whether the Anasazi committed acts of cannibalism. Roberts’s book is full of up-to-date thinking on the culture of the ancient people who lived in the harsh desert country of the Southwest.

Excavation of Two Anasazi Sites in Southern Utah

Excavation of Two Anasazi Sites in Southern Utah
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1981
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:
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"The two reports published here contain elements which contribute substantially to this broader spectrum of Southwestern cultural change. While primarily descriptive in nature, these two site reports, one from the western Kayenta area and one from the margin of the Mesa Verde area and the eastern Kayenta, suggest that the changes which occurred in the more centralized portions of these regions were directly related to what happened on the margins. That, while the site densities and population aggregates may not have been as high, the same factors affected these marginal areas. That conclusion could be expected, but what may not be expected is the differential response which appears to have occurred. After reading these two reports, it appears that it may be possible to discern elements of change in these fringe areas that, once defined, will provide new insight into what happened and why and in what are presently the better known areas of the Southwest. These two papers are important, in sum, not only because they are reports of work in poorly known areas, but because they do provide analyses of fringe areas, they help us to understand the Southwest generally"--From preliminary introduction.

Enemy Ancestors

Enemy Ancestors
Author: Gary Matlock
Publisher: Northland Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN:
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A popular history of the putative Pueblo Indian ancestors, their abundant ruins and artifacts, with fine photos by Scott Warren which take advantage of the lush warm light coming off the sandstone walls.

Anasazi Ruins of the Southwest in Color

Anasazi Ruins of the Southwest in Color
Author: William M. Ferguson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN:
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A well-illustrated survey of all the significant Anasazi sites.

The Anasazi Culture at Mesa Verde

The Anasazi Culture at Mesa Verde
Author: Dale Anderson
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2002-12-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780836833904
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Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and what is known about the history and culture of the Anasazi Indians who lived in them.

Anasazi America

Anasazi America
Author: David E. Stuart
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 0826354785
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David E. Stuart incorporates extensive new research findings through groundbreaking archaeology to explore the rise and fall of the Chaco Anasazi and how it parallels patterns throughout modern societies in this new edition.

The Anasazi of Chaco Canyon

The Anasazi of Chaco Canyon
Author: Kyle Widner
Publisher: Anasazi of Chaco Canyon: The Greatest True Mys the Anasazi of Chaco Canyon: The Greatest True Myster
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2016-06-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692740026
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Perhaps the most fascinating chapter in Southwest history is the tale of the mysterious, "vanished" Anasazi Indians. Their tremendous achievements can be found in many places, including the spectacular cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park. But the crest of the Anasazi wave was in Chaco Canyon, a shallow, windswept wash in northwest New Mexico. Here, 1,000 years ago, strange and unexplained events unfolded; events which continue to intrigue scientists and visitors today. During the years 850-1150 AD, multi-story buildings comparable in size to the Roman Coliseum were constructed. Advanced astronomy, water works, and agriculture flourished. Exotic artifacts from Central America were traded over routes spanning thousands of miles. And after 300 years, they carefully sealed everything up, left, and never returned. The Anasazi of Chaco Canyon offers insight into the unknowns of the "Chaco Phenomenon," including the story of Kyle's journey of discovery. In addition, it draws on the latest research, personal experiences, and interpretations of oral traditions, leading the reader to a startling conclusion. Influenced by the writings of Edward Abbey and James Michener, Kyle Widner is a desert wanderer, amateur Anasazi ruins hunter, and internet business expert in his spare time. He lives in Boulder City, Nevada with his wife Jean, two golden retrievers, and two cats. This book is the companion guide to an educational video game and 3D computer simulation of Chaco Canyon for Mac and PC computers. Learn more at Shadowplay.com.