Anasazi cultures in AZ and the southwest

Nealz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 131 Location: Alpine, Arizona

I just finished a good book - IN SEARCH OF THE OLD ONES - Exploring The Anasazi World of the Southwest by David Roberts. The author is an avid hiker and backpacker with a great personal amateur interest in Southwestern archeology. It is written in generally layman's terms (fortunately for me) and is well-balanced, eloquent and thoughtful. If you've been to any of the 'beaten track' sites - Montezumas Castle, Wupatki, Keet Seel - or stumbled onto unmapped ones in the backcountry, you'll enjoy this book. I think anyone who has been to an Anasazi site has come away with more questions than answers and Roberts has these same thoughts. He also speaks to the divergent and controversial theories regarding Anasazi history and the current state of protection status for many of these places. Good, and thought-provoking stuff.

-Nealz

Hikngrl · Posted: 8/10/2005, 5:35 pm Post subject:

Why, thank you Nealz.
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PageRob · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.

Excelent book, I find myself reading it often, especially after some journeys into the wilderness. He's very intelligent. He's also got a new book out about the Pueblo Revolt and its leader Pope'. I've read a couple of his other books and have always enjoyed his style.
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Sande J · Posted: 8/11/2005, 5:19 am Post subject:

Nealz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 131 Location: Alpine, Arizona