Deadly landscapes : case studies in prehistoric southwestern warfare / edited by Glen E. Rice and Steven A. LeBlanc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rice, Glen, 1946-

LeBlanc, Steven A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Wars--Southwest, New.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Warfare--Southwest, New.

Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities.

Indians of North America--Warfare.

Indians of North America--Wars.

New Southwest.

Antiquities.

Southwest, New--Antiquities.

Southwest, New.

Physical Description:

vi, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2001]

Summary:

"Deadly Landscapes "presents a series of cases that advance the rigorous examination of war in the archaeological record. The studies encompass examples from the Hohokam, Sinagua, Mogollon, and Anasazi regions, plus a pan-regional study of iconography covering the Colorado Plateau and the Rio Grande Valley. All of the cases focus on the narrow time frame from AD 1200 to the early-1400s, during which evidence for warfare is most pervasive. Contributors to this volume present varying definitions of warfare and use differing types of data to test for the presence of warfare. These detailed case studies give clear demonstration of a pattern of significant warfare in the late prehistoric period that will alter our understanding of ancient Southwestern cultures.

Contents:

1 Southwestern Warfare: The Value of Case Studies / Steven A. LeBlanc, Glen E. Rice 1

2 Warfare and Aggregation in the El Morro Valley, New Mexico / Steven A. LeBlanc 19

3 A Case of Warfare in the Mesa Verde Region / Ricky R. Lightfoot, Kristin A. Kuckelman 51

4 Shields, Shield Bearers, and Warfare Imagery in Anasazi Art, 1200-1500 / Helen K. Crotty 65

5 Conflict and Defense in the Grasshopper Region of East-Central Arizona / H. David Tuggle, J. Jefferson Reid 85

6 Antecedents to Perry Mesa: Early Pueblo III Defensive Refuge Systems in West-Central Arizona / David R. Wilcox, Gerald Robertson Jr., J. Scott Wood 109

7 Organized for War: The Perry Mesa Settlement System and Its Central Arizona Neighbors / David R. Wilcox, Gerald Robertson Jr., J. Scott Wood 141

8 Warfare in Tonto Basin / Theodore J. Oliver 195

9 Conflict and Exchange among the Salado of Tonto Basin: Warfare Motivation or Alleviation? / Arleyn W. Simon, Dennis C. Gosser 219

10 Classic Period Warfare in Southern Arizona / Henry D. Wallace, William H. Doelle 239

11 Warfare and Massing in the Salt and Gila Basins of Central Arizona / Glen E. Rice 289

12 Giving War a Chance / Lawrence H. Keeley 331.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-373) and index.

ISBN:

0874806763

OCLC:

44952127