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Author
Series
Arizona archaeologist volume no. 31
Publisher
Arizona Archaeological Society
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Series
Amerind studies in archaeology volume 5
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
The Anasazi Indians of the Southwest represent 2,500 years of cultural continuity, from the early Basket Makers of 700 B.C. to their modern descendants, the Pueblo Indians. The pueblos and cliff dwellings they built during their halcyon days between 1100 and 1500 are the most spectacular ruins north of Mexico. In this book, all of the significant and accessible Anasazi ruins are photographed and described in detail. Many of the photographs are aerial...
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Examines the enigmas presented by the prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Tells that between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people constructed massive ceremonial buildings in a complex celestial pattern throughout a vast desert region, and uses aerial and time lapse footage and computer modeling to show how the Chacoan culture designed, oriented and located these buildings in relation to the sun and moon. Pueblo Indians, descendants...
10) The Sun dagger
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery of a celestial calendar in the Chaco Canyon in New Mexico which was constructed more than 1,000 years ago by the Anasazi Indians. Describes the complex workings of the calendar and the culture of the Indians who built it.