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Mimbres Lives and Landscapes
. Ed(S): Nelson, Margaret C.; Hegmon, Michelle
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Description for Mimbres Lives and Landscapes
The well-illustrated essays in this book offer the latest archaeological research on the ancient Mimbres to explain what we know and what questions still remain about men and women's lives, their sustenance, the changing nature of leadership, and the possible meanings of the dramatic pottery designs. Editor(s): Nelson, Margaret C.; Hegmon, Michelle. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
People have called the mountains, rolling hills, wide valleys, and broad desert plains of southwestern New Mexico home for at least ten thousand years. When they began to farm a little over two thousand years ago, they settled near the rich soils in the river floodplains. Then, around 900, the people of this region burned all of their kivas and started gathering in large villages with small ritual spaces and open plazas. Between 900 and about 1100, they also made the intricately painted geometric and figurative bowls today called Mimbres, their best-known legacy. Then, in the 1130s, they stopped making ... Read more
People have called the mountains, rolling hills, wide valleys, and broad desert plains of southwestern New Mexico home for at least ten thousand years. When they began to farm a little over two thousand years ago, they settled near the rich soils in the river floodplains. Then, around 900, the people of this region burned all of their kivas and started gathering in large villages with small ritual spaces and open plazas. Between 900 and about 1100, they also made the intricately painted geometric and figurative bowls today called Mimbres, their best-known legacy. Then, in the 1130s, they stopped making ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1999
Publisher
SAR Press United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
Number of Pages
138
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, United States
ISBN
9781934691236
SKU
V9781934691236
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