People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture (Revised)

In northwestern New Mexico's Chaco Canyon lies a spectacular array of ruins. Like Stonehenge, they are both a monument to our pre-history and a cryptic puzzle. We know that in Chaco Canyon, one thousand years ago, there arose among the Pueblo people a great and culturally sophisticated civilization. But many questions remain: Just what function did Chaco Canyon fulfill? How great was its extent and influence? Why did its culture collapse? First published in 1986 and now updated with the latest archaeological and anthropological evidence, People of Chaco is an essential book for the general reader on the Chaco culture and ruins. With grace and erudition, Kendrick Frazier scours the canyon for clues about its unique cultural system, confirms its importance to archaeology, and saves this vital American narrative from the oblivion of history.

Author: Kendrick Frazier
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/17/2005
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.40w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9780393318258
ISBN10: 0393318257
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Archaeology
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- History | Indigenous Peoples of the Americas