In Search of the Old Ones by Roberts, David

In Search of the Old Ones (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684832128)

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In Search of the Old Ones by Roberts, David

In Search of the Old Ones

$18.00
In Search of the Old Ones by Roberts, David

In Search of the Old Ones

$18.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: David Roberts
ISBN-10: 0684832127
ISBN-13: 9780684832128
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 04/09/1997
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.40w x 0.73d
By David Roberts
By David Roberts
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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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