A comprehensive catalogue of every known figurine from the Fremont culture, complete with in-depth analysis and interpretation of the significance of the figurines to the Fremont people.
The Nahuatl Sermonary of Fray Bernardino De Sahagun
The first English publication of the earliest surviving Christian sermons from the Americas The Americas' First Sermons presents the first English translation and critical study of the complete set of sermons composed by Franciscan friar Bernardino de SahagUn and his Nahua students at the Imperial College of Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco, Mexico in ......
The Nahuatl Sermonary of Fray Bernardino De Sahagun
The first English publication of the earliest surviving Christian sermons from the Americas The Americas' First Sermons presents the first English translation and critical study of the complete set of sermons composed by Franciscan friar Bernardino de SahagUn and his Nahua students at the Imperial College of Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco, Mexico in ......
The Remarkable Sobaipuri-O'Odham Victory Over the Apaches and Their Allies
In 1698, the Apache and their allies attacked a sleeping Sobaipuri-O'odham village on the San Pedro River at the northern edge of New Spain, now in southern Arizona. This book, about one of the most important Southwestern battles of the era in this region, reads like a mystery. At the same time, it addresses in a scholarly fashion the ......
A Century of Change for Women in Great Basin and American Archaeology
Spanning more than one hundred years of women's careers and lives, this collection illuminates what it was and is to be a female archaeologist. These personal accounts of researchers, ethnographers, and field archaeologists in the private, public, and academic sectors highlight the unique role women have played in the development of American and ......
From 1933 to 1944, a wide range of archaeological and cultural heritage projects were funded across this country as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The results of work east of the Mississippi River are amply documented in other publications. However, little has been reported or synthesized regarding western archaeological work, its role ......
A Celebrated Journey Down the Whitewater Rapids of the Grand Canyon
The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon has a well-deserved reputation for whitewater- the feature that draws many boaters to the raging torrent amidst its spectacular chasms. This guide offers a literary guide down the river, through each rapid.
From radical reformer to Mormon pioneer and mystic Among the founders of Salt Lake City, Parowan, and Las Vegas, and an explorer of Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon, John Steele's legacy is etched across the American West. The Life and Times of John Steele follows the remarkable journey of this Irish-born convert to Mormonism from his ......
Explores ancient dialogue between desert farmers and the cosmos In this visually stunning volume, Polly Schaafsma, leading authority on pre-Hispanic Indian rock imagery and kiva murals of the greater American Southwest, provides an insightful journey into the petroglyphs and rock paintings of the Jornada Mogollon farmers in southern New Mexico's ......
