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Lädt ... In Search of Chaco: New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigmavon David Grant Noble
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Chaco Canyon is an archaeological site in northwest New Mexico; its heyday was between 1000-1100 CE. It’s characterized by “great houses” – large, multistory stone buildings. The site has raised lots of interesting archaeological questions: were the Chacoans ancestral to the modern Puebloan peoples? Was Chaco a “city” in the sense that people lived there year-round, or was it some sort of ritual center, periodically visited for ceremonies but only occupied full time by a cadre of caretakers? Were the Chacoans a highly stratified society, with a few elite collecting tribute from the surrounding countryside, or were they more egalitarian? What was Chaco’s relation to Mesoamerican cultures? Did the Chacoan society collapse due to drought or civic unrest or some other cause, or did the people just decide they didn’t want “great houses” any more and move away? All these questions are addressed to some degree in this interesting book. In addition to essays by archaeologists, there are also chapters by a Navajo, a Hopi, and a Santa Clara Puebloan – all claiming Chaco as part of their own culture. Well illustrated; a “suggestions for further reading” but no formal bibliography; no foot- or endnotes. For some more insights, see House of Rain. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Startling discoveries and impassioned debates have emerged from the "Chaco Phenomenon" since the publication of New Light on Chaco Canyon twenty years ago. This completely updated edition features seventeen original essays, scores of photographs, maps, and site plans, and the perspectives of archaeologists, historians, and Native American thinkers. Key topics include the rise of early great houses; the structure of agricultural life among the people of Chaco Canyon; their use of sacred geography and astronomy in organizing their spiritual cosmology; indigenous knowledge about Chaco from the perspective of Hopi, Tewa, and Navajo peoples; and the place of Chaco in the wider world of archaeology. For more than a century archaeologists and others have pursued Chaco Canyon's many and elusive meanings. In Search of Chaco brings these explorations to a new generation of enthusiasts. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)978.9History and Geography North America Western U.S. New MexicoKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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