In Search of the Old Ones - by David Roberts (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Anasazi, ancestors of the Pueblo people, inhabited the Southwest for at least 5,000 years. David Roberts' extensive interviews and back country travels create a richly detailed portrait of an enigmatic people.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi.</b> <p/>David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi--the name means "enemy ancestors" in Navajo--who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than a century, trying to determine the environmental and cultural stresses that caused their society to collapse 700 years ago. He guides us through controversies in the historical record, among them the haunting question of whether the Anasazi committed acts of cannibalism. Roberts's book is full of up-to-date thinking on the culture of the ancient people who lived in the harsh desert country of the Southwest.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Roberts (1943-2021)<b> </b>was the author of dozens of books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in <i>National Geographic</i>, <i>National Geographic Adventure</i>, and <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i>, among other publications.
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