Native North American History - Southwestern Tribes, Pre-Columbian & Native American Architecture, Native North American Peoples - Art & Artifacts, Native North American Peoples - Social Life & Customs

Architecture of the Ancient Ones

Name: Architecture of the Ancient Ones
Author: A. Dudley Gardner
ISBN: 9780879059552

by A. Dudley Gardner

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Overview

For more than a hundred years, archaeologists have worked in the Southwest attempting to learn more about the people who once lived in the massive stone buildings at places like Chaco, Canyon de Chelly, and Navajo National Monument. Laboring in the cold or heat, women and men have excavated rooms, trash middens, and plazas, attempting to understand when and how these people lived and why they left.

In Architecture of the Ancient Ones, photographer Val Brinkerhoff takes us on a quiet walk in this area where others once dwelled. It is a visually stunning account of the ruins left behind, through which much has been learned about the Ancient Ones of 800 years.

About the Author, A. Dudley Gardner

Val Brinkerhof is an associate professor of Photography at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT

Dudley Gardner is historical archaeologist and associate professor at Young University in Provo, UT.

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Brinkerhoff (commercial and fine art photographer and professor of photography, Brigham Young U.) and A. Dudley Gardner (historical archaeologist, Western Wyoming Community College) provide a visually fascinating view of the archaeological treasures of the ruins left behind some 800 years ago. The color photography captures the ruins' powerful nature and provides insight into the beliefs, culture, and artistic skills of their inhabitants. Gardner contributes historical insights. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)