Troweling through time : the first century of Mesa Verdean archaeology / Florence C. Lister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lister, Florence C. (Florence Cline)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--History.

Excavations (Archaeology).

History.

Antiquities.

Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--History.

Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.).

Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--Antiquities.

Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park.

Physical Description:

xliv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2004.

Summary:

The author, one of archaeology's eminent authorities, presents the long and colorful history of exploration in the Mesa Verde area of the American Southwest.

Contents:

Beginnings beyond compare

The formative years

Meanwhile, back on the mesa

Before rising waters

Glen Canyon and Lake Powell

San Juan River and Navajo Reservoir

A time of transitions

Mancos Canyon, Ute domain

Back to Chimney Rock

Lowry Ruin, again

Escalante, the house on the hill

Salmon Ruin, port of entry

Reprise of Mesa Verde

Towers, sunrise, and sunset at Hovenweep

Cedar Mesa revisited

Pots in trenches

Dolores River and McPhee Reservoir

Irrigated antiquities

Alpine basketmakers

Confrontation, accommodation, education

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

Vistas of Mesa Verdean past

Paleoindian

Archaic

Basketmaker II

Basketmaker III

Pueblo I

Pueblo II

Pueblo III

Then, the nomads

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index.

ISBN:

0826335020

OCLC:

55700808