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The Chaco Meridian - One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest (Hardcover, Second Edition)
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The Chaco Meridian - One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest (Hardcover, Second Edition)
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In this return to his lively, provocative reconceptualization of
the meaning of Chaco Canyon and its monumental 11th-century
structures, Stephen H. Lekson expands-over time and distance-our
understanding of the political and economic integration of the
American Southwest. Lekson's argument that Chaco did not stand
alone, but rather was the first of three capitals in a vast
networked region incorporating most of the Pueblo world has gained
credence over the past 15 years. Here, he marshals new evidence and
new interpretations to further the case for ritual astronomical
alignment of monumental structures and cities, great ceremonial
roads, and the shift of the regional capital first from Chaco
Canyon to the Aztec Ruins site and then to Paquime, all located on
the same longitudinal meridian. Along the line from Aztec to
Paquime, Lekson synthesizes 1000 years of Southwestern
prehistory-explaining phenomena as diverse as the Great North Road,
macaw feathers, Pueblo mythology, the recycling of iconic symbols
over time, founder burials, and the rise of kachina ceremonies-to
yield a fascinating argument that will interest anyone concerned
with the prehistory and history of the American Southwest.
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