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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816517096
ISBN-13
9780816517091
eBay Product ID (ePID)
821471
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Archaeology of Ancient Arizona
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Archaeology, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native American
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-025188
TitleLeading
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"Although archaeologists often pride themselves on writing books, rarely do they take the time to write books geared to the public. This is why The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is such a treasure. In a clearly written, easy-to-understand way, it makes Arizona archaeology come alive for the general reader. The book is filled with information on the prehistory and early history of Arizona, but despite the abundance of data, it doesn't overwhelm the reader. . . . Overall, this book is a 'must-have' for anyone with a general interest in Southwestern prehistory. I would go beyond this, and recommend it to Southwestern archaeologists as a great overview and refresher."-- Kiva " The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is a beautifully written volume that clearly explains the prehistory and archaeology of a region blessed with an abundance of intriguing sites and traces the cultures of many vanished peoples. Upon opening the book, it is instantly clear that southwestern archaeology is a passion with the authors. Rather than the dry, scholarly text that too often characterizes much archaeological writing, Reid and Whittlesey write about excavations with exclamations. Their vivid and dramatic descriptions . . . impart an excitement that can only stir interest in the reader."-- Journal of Arizona History "A superb summary, intended for the general reader, of what archaeology (and speculation) tells us about prehistoric Arizona. . . . A minimum of jargon and clean prose make this good reading."-- Books of the Southwest, "Although archaeologists often pride themselves on writing books, rarely do they take the time to write books geared to the public. This is why The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is such a treasure. In a clearly written, easy-to-understand way, it makes Arizona archaeology come alive for the general reader. The book is filled with information on the prehistory and early history of Arizona, but despite the abundance of data, it doesn't overwhelm the reader. . . . Overall, this book is a 'must-have' for anyone with a general interest in Southwestern prehistory. I would go beyond this, and recommend it to Southwestern archaeologists as a great overview and refresher." — Kiva " The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is a beautifully written volume that clearly explains the prehistory and archaeology of a region blessed with an abundance of intriguing sites and traces the cultures of many vanished peoples. Upon opening the book, it is instantly clear that southwestern archaeology is a passion with the authors. Rather than the dry, scholarly text that too often characterizes much archaeological writing, Reid and Whittlesey write about excavations with exclamations. Their vivid and dramatic descriptions . . . impart an excitement that can only stir interest in the reader." — Journal of Arizona History "A superb summary, intended for the general reader, of what archaeology (and speculation) tells us about prehistoric Arizona. . . . A minimum of jargon and clean prose make this good reading." — Books of the Southwest, "Although archaeologists often pride themselves on writing books, rarely do they take the time to write books geared to the public. This is why The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is such a treasure. In a clearly written, easy-to-understand way, it makes Arizona archaeology come alive for the general reader. The book is filled with information on the prehistory and early history of Arizona, but despite the abundance of data, it doesn't overwhelm the reader. . . . Overall, this book is a 'must-have' for anyone with a general interest in Southwestern prehistory. I would go beyond this, and recommend it to Southwestern archaeologists as a great overview and refresher." - Kiva " The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is a beautifully written volume that clearly explains the prehistory and archaeology of a region blessed with an abundance of intriguing sites and traces the cultures of many vanished peoples. Upon opening the book, it is instantly clear that southwestern archaeology is a passion with the authors. Rather than the dry, scholarly text that too often characterizes much archaeological writing, Reid and Whittlesey write about excavations with exclamations. Their vivid and dramatic descriptions . . . impart an excitement that can only stir interest in the reader." - Journal of Arizona History "A superb summary, intended for the general reader, of what archaeology (and speculation) tells us about prehistoric Arizona. . . . A minimum of jargon and clean prose make this good reading." - Books of the Southwest, "Although archaeologists often pride themselves on writing books, rarely do they take the time to write books geared to the public. This is why The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is such a treasure. In a clearly written, easy-to-understand way, it makes Arizona archaeology come alive for the general reader. The book is filled with information on the prehistory and early history of Arizona, but despite the abundance of data, it doesn't overwhelm the reader. . . . Overall, this book is a 'must-have' for anyone with a general interest in Southwestern prehistory. I would go beyond this, and recommend it to Southwestern archaeologists as a great overview and refresher." -- Kiva " The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona is a beautifully written volume that clearly explains the prehistory and archaeology of a region blessed with an abundance of intriguing sites and traces the cultures of many vanished peoples. Upon opening the book, it is instantly clear that southwestern archaeology is a passion with the authors. Rather than the dry, scholarly text that too often characterizes much archaeological writing, Reid and Whittlesey write about excavations with exclamations. Their vivid and dramatic descriptions . . . impart an excitement that can only stir interest in the reader." -- Journal of Arizona History "A superb summary, intended for the general reader, of what archaeology (and speculation) tells us about prehistoric Arizona. . . . A minimum of jargon and clean prose make this good reading." -- Books of the Southwest
Dewey Decimal
979.1/01
Synopsis
Carved from cliffs and canyons, buried in desert rock and sand are pieces of the ancient past that beckon thousands of visitors every year to the American Southwest. Whether Montezuma Castle or a chunk of pottery, these traces of prehistory also bring archaeologists from all over the world, and their work gives us fresh insight and information on an almost day-to-day basis. Who hasn't dreamed of boarding a time machine for a trip into the past? This book invites us to step into a Hohokam village with its sounds of barking dogs, children's laughter, and the ever-present grinding of mano on metate to produce the daily bread. Here, too, readers will marvel at the skills of Clovis elephant hunters and touch the lives of other ancestral people known as Mogollon, Anasazi, Sinagua, and Salado. Descriptions of long-ago people are balanced with tales about the archaeologists who have devoted their lives to learning more about "those who came before." Trekking through the desert with the famed Emil Haury, readers will stumble upon Ventana Cave, his "answer to a prayer." With amateur archaeologist Richard Wetherill, they will sense the peril of crossing the flooded San Juan River on the way to Chaco Canyon. Others profiled in the book are A. V. Kidder, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Julian Hayden, Harold S. Gladwin, and many more names synonymous with the continuing saga of southwestern archaeology. This book is an open invitation to general readers to join in solving the great archaeological puzzles of this part of the world. Moreover, it is the only up-to-date summary of a field advancing so rapidly that much of the material is new even to professional archaeologists. Lively and fast paced, the book will appeal to anyone who finds magic in a broken bowl or pueblo wall touched by human hands hundreds of years ago. For all readers, these pages offer a sense of adventure, that "you are there" stir of excitement that comes only with making new discoveries about the distant past., Carved from cliffs and canyons, buried in desert rock and sand are pieces of the ancient past that beckon thousands of visitors every year to the American Southwest. Whether Montezuma Castle or a chunk of pottery, these traces of prehistory also bring archaeologists from all over the world, and their work gives us fresh insight and ...
LC Classification Number
E78.A7R46 1997
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