Ancestral Peoples of the Southwest

The rugged & arid landscape of the American Southwest & northern Mexico is dotted with intriguing remains of some of the earliest "permanent" agricultural settlements in North America, some dating back to 1000 B.C. or earlier. Anthropologist John Carpenter has studied the archeological records & considered origin stories of contemporary Indian tribes, & in Ancestral Peoples of the Southwest he provides new insight into these earliest farmers & town-builders & their complex cultural legacy. Travel with John Carpenter--from Durango, Mexico, to Durango, Colorado, & from Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Las Vegas, Nevada--and learn more about the peoples we call: Ancestral Pueblo, Aztatlan, Chalchihuites, Fremont, Hakataya, Hohokam, Huatabampo, Loma San Gabriel, Mogollon, Patayan, Rio Sonora, Salado, Seri, Sinagua, Tacuichamona, & Trincheras. Lavishly illustrated with fresh & archival photographs of major sites & artifacts, Ancestral Peoples of the Southwest belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the human story of this spectacular region.John Carpenter is the author of 'Ancestral Peoples of the Southwest' with ISBN 9781887896290 and ISBN 1887896295.