Great Excavations: Tales of Early Southwestern Archaeology, 1888-1939 [SOLD]


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Melinda Elliott
  • Subject: Southwest Anthropology and History
  • Item # 0933452438
  • Date Published: 1995 - still in original shrinkwrap
  • Size: 270 pages
  • SOLD

The spectacular ruins left by the prehistoric peoples of the American Southwest have long been a source of wonder and intrigue.  From the winter day in 1888 when cowboys Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason first sighted Mesa Verde’s magnificent Cliff Palace up to the present day, when hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the great archaeological sites each year, curiosity about the Southwest’s prehistory has been central to the appeal of this harsh and beautiful land.

 

But the story of the men and women who confronted hardship and challenged the unknown to reveal the history of the lost cultures of the Southwest has never before been adequately told. In Great Excavations, author Melinda Elliott celebrates the pivotal role played by these pioneering archaeologists in unearthing the Southwest’s prehistoric past.

 

Featured are Mesa Verde, Pecos Pueblo, Aztec Ruin, Hawikuh, Chaco Canyon, Snaketown, Awatovi, and Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley.

Melinda Elliott
  • Subject: Southwest Anthropology and History
  • Item # 0933452438
  • Date Published: 1995 - still in original shrinkwrap
  • Size: 270 pages
  • SOLD

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