In Search of the Old Ones - Hardcover

Roberts, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684810786 ISBN 13: 9780684810782

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1996

Synopsis

An archaeological examination of the disappearance of the Anasazi considers the various theories about their departure from the Southwest and probes their history, culture, and architecture. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

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.

About the Author:

David Roberts is the author of over twenty-five 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684810786
• ISBN 13: 9780684810782
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272