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An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi. David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi-the name means "enemy ancestors" in Navajo-who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than...

An illustrated examination of the forces that help cities grow and eventually cause their destruction is told through the histories of ancient American civilizations, documenting the rise and fall of booming cultures that once thrived on the sites of well-known modern cities.

Discusses important archaeological finds from Pueblo Indian culture and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to its ancient civilization.

Discusses the prehistoric peoples who occupied the Americas, describing the civilizations of such advanced cultures as the Incas, Mayas, and the Aztecs, and the technical achievements of various other Native American groups.

The name "Anasazi" means "Ancient Ones," and they were one of the first groups of people to establish a strong cultural presence in what's now the southwestern United States. Readers explore what daily life was believed to have been like for the Anasazi people, and they also explore the artifacts and other archaeological finds that have led historians to their beliefs about the Anasazi way of life. Colorful photographs, historical images, and detailed...