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Roberts, David

 
9780684832128: In Search of the Old Ones
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0684832127 ISBN 13 : 9780684832128
Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 1997

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Roberts (1943–2021) was the author of dozens of 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. 

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Éditeur
Simon & Schuster
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0684832127
ISBN 13 
9780684832128
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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