In Search of the Old Ones (Paperback, 1st Touchstone ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Pocketbooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	David Roberts
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
Edition:	1st Touchstone ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-684-83212-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-684-83212-7
Barcode:	9780684832128

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