Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest by Stephen Plog - 1998

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Tear to the front cover at the top with a slight curl to the side edge. Otherwise a clean and sturdy text.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued.

Thames & Hudson, 1998-04. Paperback. Good.

Thames & Hudson. Softcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. Most people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie some of the most remarkable monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde.Ten thousand years ago, humans first colonized this seemingly inhospitable landscape with its scorching hot deserts and upland areas that drop below freezing even during the early summer months. The initial hunter-gatherer bands gradually adapted to become sedentary village groups. The high point of Southwestern civilization was reached with the emergence of cultures known as Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon in the first millennium AD.Interweaving the latest archaeological evidence with early first-person accounts, Stephen Plog explains the rise and mysterious fall of Southwestern cultures. For this revised edition, he discusses new research and its… Read More

New York: Thames and Hudson. Near Fine. 1997. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 050027939X . 150 Illustrations, 17 in color. "The dry regioins of the Southwest contain signs of some of the largest known prehistoric settlements. The most abundant evidence suggests that people arrived roughly 10,000 years ago, as the Ice Age subsided and the climate became more temperate. Plog provides a graphic, lucid account of the Anasazi, Hohokam and Mogollon to highlight how these ancient cultures evolved so successfully in response to their changing habitat." -Science News. Ships same or next business day. Back cover has some scratches. Otherwise in like new condition. ; Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 224 pages .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Thames & Hudson, 1998. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches.

Thames & Hudson, 1998-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!