Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest by Stephen Plog

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-219) and index

As he concludes, the Southwest is still home to vibrant Native American communities who carry on many of the old traditions. For this revised edition, he discusses new research and its implications for our understanding of the prehistoric Southwest. Interweaving the latest archaeological evidence with early first-person accounts, Stephen Plog explains the rise and mysterious fall of Southwestern cultures. The high point of Southwestern civilization was reached with the emergence of cultures known as Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon in the first millennium AD.

The initial hunter-gatherer bands gradually adapted to become sedentary village groups. Ten thousand years ago, humans first colonized this seemingly inhospitable landscape with its scorching hot deserts and upland areas that drop below freezing even during the early summer months. Here lie some of the monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Interweaving the latest archaeological evidence with early first-person accounts| Stephen Plog explains the rise and mysterious fall of Southwestern cultures.įor this revised edition| he discusses new research and its implications for our understanding of the prehistoric Southwest.Īs he concludes| the Southwest is still home to vibrant Native American communities who carry on many of the old traditions.Most people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. The high point of Southwestern civilization was reached with the emergence of cultures known as Anasazi| Hohokam| and Mogollon in the first millennium AD. Ten thousand years ago| humans first colonized this seemingly inhospitable landscape with its scorching hot deserts and upland areas that drop below freezing even during the early summer months. Here lie some of the most remarkable monuments of America’s prehistoric past| such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Most people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico| but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest.

Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest by Stephen Plog