In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest - Couverture rigide

Roberts, David

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ISBN 10 : 0684810786 ISBN 13 : 9780684810782

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Roberts David

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Roberts is the author of twenty-four books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and The Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0684810786
• ISBN 13: 9780684810782
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 271
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible