The Ancient Southwest: Chaco Canyon, Bandelier, and Mesa Verde

by Stuart, David E.

• ISBN13: 9780826346384
• ISBN10: 0826346383
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-30
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

Summary

Over twenty-five years ago, David Stuart began writing award-winning newspaper articles on regional archaeology that appealed to general readers. These columns shared interesting, and usually little-known, facts and stories about the ancient people and places of the Southwest. By 1985, Stuart had penned enough columns to fill a book, Glimpses of the Ancient Southwest, which has been unavailable for years. Now he has rewritten most of his original articles to include recently discovered information about Chaco Canyon, Bandelier, and Mesa Verde. Stuart's unusual perspective focuses on both the past and the present: "Want to know why gasoline now costs $4.00 a gallon, and is headed higher, yet we have no instant solution? Chacoan, Roman, even Egyptian archaeology all provide elemental answers." The Ancient Southwest shares those with us.

Author Biography

David E. Stuart was the first student in the state of West Virginia to earn a degree in anthropology. He earned his MA and PhD from UNM in 1970 and 1972. A cofounder of the University of New Mexico, Office of Contract Archaeology, he has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, Alaska, Ecuador, and the American Southwest, where he continues to publish in both anthropology and archaeology. Stuart served the University of New Mexico as a senior academic administrator for many years, and still teaches the archaeology of New Mexico. Readers may contact him at www.anasaziamerica.com.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Walking West: July 1976-A Day's Work in Southwestern Archaeology	p. 1
A Land Rich In Archaeological Heritage	p. 15
32,000 Crown Jewels	p. 17
Albuquerque: The City Ancient	p. 23
Ground Zero: Indian Hill Pueblo	p. 29
Classic "Hunting" Society	p. 33
Sapello	p. 35
Recent Paleo-Indian Finds Tell New Story	p. 41
The Folsom Site: A World-Class Discovery	p. 44
Folsom Hunters: Nerve, Skill, and High-Tech	p. 48
Peach Springs-Navajo Nation	p. 52
Twilight Of "Hunting" Society And The Dawn Of Agriculture	p. 57
Twilight of Classic "Hunting" Society	p. 59
Waiting for Sundown	p. 64
Bat Cave Once Held Record on Most Ancient Corn	p. 67
Gila Wilderness: Home of New Mexico's First Prehistoric Villages	p. 70
Chaco And Mimbres: Heyday Of The Ancient Southwest	p. 75
The Chaco Anasazi Era	p. 77
The Beginnings of Mimbres Archaeology: Silver City Takes on the Eastern Academic Establishment	p. 87
Mogollon and Jornada-Mogollon: Another Archaeological Frontier	p. 90
Classic Mimbers Pottery Is Found in Surprising Places	p. 93
Once It Was "Law East of the Pecos"!	p. 97
After The Fall Of Chaco And Mimbers Society	p. 101
Hard Times in the Highlands: After the Fall of Chaco and Mimbres Society	p. 103
Lonely La Bajada Mesa Was Once a Garden Spot	p. 108
Site 616, Mariana Mesa	p. 110
Before the Apache Came to Apache Creek	p. 113
Cliff Palaces and Kivas: From Mesa Verde to Bandelier	p. 117
The Riverine Period: Roots of Modern Pueblo Society	p. 123
Epilogue	p. 128
About the Author	p. 133
Index	p. 135
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