The Swarts Ruin: A Typical Mimbres Site in Southwestern New Mexico, with a New Introduction by Steven A. LeBlanc

by H.S. Cosgrove, Steven A. LeBlanc, C.B. Cosgrove, et al.

Book Overview

This classic volume on the evocative and enigmatic pottery of the Mimbres people has become an irreplaceable design catalogue for contemporary Native American artists. Burt and Harriet (Hattie) Cosgrove were self-trained archaeologists who began excavating Mimbres materials in 1919. When their meticulous research came to the attention of Alfred V. Kidder of the Peabody Museum, he invited them to direct the Mimbres Valley Expedition at the Swarts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873652142
• ISBN13: 9780873652148
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"