The Safford Valley Grids: Prehistoric Cultivation in the Southern Arizona Desert Volume 70

by William E. Doolittle and James A. Neely

Crisscrossing Pleistocene terrace tops and overlooking the Gila River in southeastern Arizona are acres and acres of rock alignments that have perplexed archaeologists for a century. Well known but poorly understood, these features have long been considered agricultural, but exactly what was cultivated, how, and why remained a mystery. Now we know. Drawing on the talents of a team of scholars representing various disciplines, including geology, soil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816524289
• ISBN13: 9780816524280
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"