The Anasazi of Mesa Verde and the Four Corners

by William Ferguson

Book Overview

The spectacular ruins of the American Southwest depict the legacy of one of North America's most advanced Precolumbian civilizations, the Anasazi. This book is an invaluable guide for travelers,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870813927
• ISBN13: 9780870813924
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Authoritative and thoughtful view of Southwest archaeology

Well-researched and gorgeously illustrated, this book manages to convey its author's enthusiasm for the Southwest's remarkable ruins without sacrificing scientific detail and even skepticism. He takes a well-known subject, Mesa Verde, and let's us see it with new eyes, while illuminating some of the least-well-known and most intriguing sites in the region. Few scholars and fewer tourists venture beyond Mesa Verde intothe obscure corners of the San Juan River valley, but William Ferguson shows how rewarding the trip could be. Above all, it is refreshing to read an enthusiast's book that does not indulge in unsupported speculation about the lives and beliefs of the prehistoric people of the Southwest.