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Hisat'sinom : ancient peoples in a land without water / edited by Christian E. Downum.
Penn Museum Library E99.S547 H57 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- School for Advanced Research popular archaeology book
- School for advanced research popular archaeology book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sinagua culture.
- Hohokam culture.
- Chaco culture.
- Pueblo Indians.
- Arizona--Antiquities.
- Arizona.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 164 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Fe : School for Advanced Research Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Archaeologists summarize for general readers the voluminous research conducted over the decades into the prehistoric people who lived in the vicinity of modern Flagstaff, Arizona, an area the Spanish namedSierra Sin Agua, or mountains without water. Among the topics are ancient peoples and places of the San Francisco Peaks, the eruption of Sunset Crater volcano, Hohokam and Chaco in the Sierra Sin Agua, the big view from small sites in Wupatki National Monument, pottery and cotton textiles, and evidence from the site of New Caves for the troubled end of Pueblo life. Maps of sites to visit and a battery of color photographs are included. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- "A School for Advanced Research popular archaeology book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1934691127
- 9781934691113
- 1934691119
- 9781934691120
- OCLC:
- 701242421
- Publisher Number:
- 99949059223
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