{"product_id":"birds-of-the-sun-christopher-w-schwartz-9780816553419","title":"Birds of the Sun: Macaws and People in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest","description":"\u003cp\u003e Scarlet macaws are native to tropical forests ranging from the Gulf Coast and southern regions of Mexico to Bolivia, but they are present at numerous archaeological sites in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest. Although these birds have been noted and marveled at through the decades, new syntheses of early excavations, new analytical methods, and new approaches to understanding the past now allow us to explore the significance and distribution of scarlet macaws to a degree that was previously impossible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirds of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e explores the many aspects of macaws, especially scarlet macaws, that have made them important to Native peoples living in this region for thousands of years. Leading experts discuss the significance of these birds, including perspectives from a Zuni author, a cultural anthropologist specializing in historic Pueblo societies, and archaeologists who have studied pre-Hispanic societies in Mesoamerica and the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest. Chapters examine the highly variable distribution and frequency of macaws in the past, their presence on rock art and kiva murals, the human experience of living with and transporting macaws, macaw biology and life history, and what skeletal remains suggest about the health of macaws in the past. Experts provide an extensive, region-by-region analysis, from early to late periods, of what we know about the presence, health, and depositional contexts of macaws and parrots, with specific case studies from the Hohokam, Chaco, Mimbres, Mogollon Highlands, Northern Sinagua, and Casas Grandes regions, where these birds are most abundant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The expertise offered in this stunning new volume, which includes eight full color pages, will lay the groundwork for future research for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors \u003cp\u003e Katelyn J. Bishop \u003cbr\u003e Patricia L. Crown \u003cbr\u003e Samantha Fladd \u003cbr\u003e Randee Fladeboe \u003cbr\u003e Patricia A. Gilman \u003cbr\u003e Thomas K. Harper \u003cbr\u003e Michelle Hegmon \u003cbr\u003e Douglas J. Kennett \u003cbr\u003e Patrick D. Lyons \u003cbr\u003e Charmion R. McKusick \u003cbr\u003e Ben A. Nelson \u003cbr\u003e Stephen Plog \u003cbr\u003e José Luis Punzo Díaz \u003cbr\u003e Polly Schaafsma \u003cbr\u003e Christopher W. Schwartz \u003cbr\u003e Octavius Seowtewa \u003cbr\u003e Christine R. Szuter \u003cbr\u003e Kelley L. M. Taylor \u003cbr\u003e Michael E. Whalen \u003cbr\u003e Peter M. Whiteley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher W. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816553416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816553419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 6.93w x 1.02d","brand":"Christopher W. Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227664740607,"sku":"9780816553419","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdbba351-4c54-4f82-97d4-e10e59056998.jpg?v=1692809929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birds-of-the-sun-christopher-w-schwartz-9780816553419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}