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Salado Archaeology of the Upper Gila, New Mexico (Anthropological Papers)
Stephen H. Lekson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 386.
Salado is an enigma of the past. One of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient Southwest, its brilliant polychrome pottery has been subjected to varied interpretations, from religious cult to artistic horizon. Stephen Lekson now uses data from two Salado sites—a large pueblo and a small farmstead—to clarify long-standing misconceptions about this culture. By combining analysis of the large whole-vessel collection at Dutch Ruin with the scientific excavation of Villareal II, a picture of Salado emerges that enables Lekson to evaluate previous competing theories and propose that Salado represents a major fourteenth-century migration of Pueblo peoples into the Chihuahuan ... Read more
Salado is an enigma of the past. One of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient Southwest, its brilliant polychrome pottery has been subjected to varied interpretations, from religious cult to artistic horizon. Stephen Lekson now uses data from two Salado sites—a large pueblo and a small farmstead—to clarify long-standing misconceptions about this culture. By combining analysis of the large whole-vessel collection at Dutch Ruin with the scientific excavation of Villareal II, a picture of Salado emerges that enables Lekson to evaluate previous competing theories and propose that Salado represents a major fourteenth-century migration of Pueblo peoples into the Chihuahuan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816522224
SKU
V9780816522224
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About Stephen H. Lekson
Stephen H. Lekson is Curator of Anthropology at the University Museum, University of Colorado.
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