Tracking Ancient Footsteps (Paperback)

Paperback. Tracking Ancient Footsteps celebrates William D. Lipe's five-decade career in Southwestern and conservation archaeology. From the arid expanses of Glen Canyon, the Red Rock Plateau, and Cedar Mesa in Utah, to the relatively lush Dolores Valley and Mesa Verde regions of Colorado, Lipe participated in the key projects defining much of what is known today about the ancient Native American past in the Southwest. And, in 1974, he provided a timely definition for "public archaeology" that influences researchers and land managers to the present time. In Tracking Ancient Footsteps, nine of his close colleagues share their experiences, providing a chronology of one man's life intersecting with our understanding of Southwestern Prehistory, the role of government land-holding agencies, and the archaeological profession as a whole. Follow along as a top expert in Southwest archaeology explores and excavates prehistoric sites in the Glen Canyon, Cedar Mesa, and Crow Canyon regions of Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, formulating ideas and drawing conclusions from the research data as he strives to preserve archaeological sites for future generations. Currently a professor emeritus at WSU, Dr. Lipe also has assumed leading roles in the Southwestern Anthropological Research Group, the Dolores Archaeological Project, and the Society for American Archaeology. In Tracking Ancient Footsteps, individuals who worked and interacted with him share their experiences and provide a chronology of one man's life as it intersects with the understanding of Southwestern prehistory, and the archaeological profession as a whole. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…