Archaeology of the Southwest
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Archaeology of the Southwest
Academic Press, c1997
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-506) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780121882259
Description
The successful "Prehistory of the Southwest" has been updated with twelve years of new research in the field. The new edition is entitled "Archaeology of the Southwest", and it provides a coherent and comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to the modern practice and interpretation of Southwest archaeology. Cordell's text is the best study on the market. After an extensive review process, the revision addresses specific issues in order to effectively meet the audience's interests and demands. This new edition introduces new data and syntheses of information, including those available through advanced technology. It presents reconceptualized chapters, and provides new or improved illustrations throughout the text. It offers a readable and accurate representation of current debates and research in the American Southwest. It challenges readers to integrate the structure and meaning of various broad regional trends that preceded the European conquest. It covers the latest in field research and topical syntheses. It addresses curricular cultural diversity requirements, and contains new maps, line drawings, and photos.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Place and Its Peoples. The Natural Environment. The First Southwesterners, Paleoindian Archeology. The Archaic Period: The Hunting and Gathering Spectrum. Agricultural Beginnings: Last Hunters, First Farmers. Systematics of Southwest Culture History. New Frameworks, Elaboration, and Current Chronologies. Southwestern Communities to AD 800: Settling Down and Settling In. Expansion (AD 800 to 1000.) Integration (AD 1000 to 1250.) Abandonment: A Complex Social Phenomenon. Reorganization. References. Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9780121882266
Description
The successful "Prehistory of the Southwest" has been updated with twelve years of new research in the field. The new edition is entitled "Archaeology of the Southwest", and it provides a coherent and comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to the modern practice and interpretation of Southwest archaeology. Cordell's text is the best study on the market. After an extensive review process, the revision addresses specific issues in order to effectively meet the audience's interests and demands. This new edition introduces new data and syntheses of information, including those available through advanced technology. It presents reconceptualized chapters, and provides new or improved illustrations throughout the text. It offers a readable and accurate representation of current debates and research in the American Southwest. It challenges readers to integrate the structure and meaning of various broad regional trends that preceded the European conquest. It covers the latest in field research and topical syntheses. It addresses curricular cultural diversity requirements, and contains new maps, line drawings, and photos.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Place and Its Peoples. The Natural Environment. The First Southwesterners, Paleoindian Archeology. The Archaic Period: The Hunting and Gathering Spectrum. Agricultural Beginnings: Last Hunters, First Farmers. Systematics of Southwest Culture History. New Frameworks, Elaboration, and Current Chronologies. Southwestern Communities to AD 800: Settling Down and Settling In. Expansion (AD 800 to 1000.) Integration (AD 1000 to 1250.) Abandonment: A Complex Social Phenomenon. Reorganization. References. Index.
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