Ancient Architecture of the Southwest (Paperback)

During more than a thousand years before Europeans arrived in 1540, the native peoples of what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico developed an architecture of rich diversity and beauty. Vestiges of thousands of these dwellings and villages still remain, in locations ranging from Colorado in the north to Chihuahua in the south and from Nevada in the west to eastern New Mexico. This study presents the most comprehensive architectural survey of the region currently available. Organized in five chronological sections that include 132 professionally rendered site drawings, the book examines architectural evolution from humble pit houses to sophisticated, multistory pueblos. The sections explore concurrent Mogollon, Hohokam, and Anasazi developments, as well as those in the Salado, Sinagua, Virgin River, Kayenta, and other areas, and compare their architecture to contemporary developments in parts of eastern North America and Mesoamerica. The book concludes with a discussion of changes in Native American architecture in response to European influences.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	1994
Authors:	William N. Morgan
Introduction by:	Rina Swentzell
Dimensions:	279 x 216mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	339
ISBN-13:	978-0-292-75766-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Promotions
LSN:	0-292-75766-2
Barcode:	9780292757660

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