In the lightly-populated northwestern corner of Nevada, a former geologist and rural schoolteacher, a published poet and ranch owner, and an artist and environmentalist make for an intriguing-perhaps even unlikely-trio of friends. In this evocative collection of personal essays, each offers her voice as a testament to the joys and struggles of ......
Race is not a subject most people associate with archaeological research. Yet because of archaeologistsAE interest in long time-spans they are perfectly positioned to investigate the "naturalness" of racial designations through time. Race and the Archaeology of Identity brings together twelve of AmericaAEs most perceptive and talented historical ......
Almost every artifact in archaeological analysis originates in or on the ground. While there are elaborate methods for extracting and analyzing artifacts, treatment of the matrix within which they are located is often unsophisticated and does not include systematic analysis. Sediments in Archaeological Context concerns the analysis of this matrix ......
"What is it about these borderland cats which has so fired up people? Scarcity combined with beauty explains some of the appeal. So does the animal's legendary strength and power as befits its role as the region's top predator. The jaguar's neotropical origins also add to its mystique...But there is something more. That such a large cat is out ......
In his controversial 1998 book Fiber, Rick Bass introduced a troubling dilemma of the literary artist and activist: How can any nature writer engage in celebration of the natural world in the face of environmental degradation? Perhaps, Bass speculated, the "activist is the artist's ashes," the identity that emerges finally from charred remains of ......
The Cedar Mesa country in southeast Utah is a land of convoluted cliffs with arches, natural bridges, hoodoos, spires, hat rocks, ledges, and alcoves. It is a land of flash floods and extreme temperatures that demands much from those who would explore it. It is also an unparalleled museum of geological features and ancestral Puebloan culture. This ......
Natural History "An energetic start quickly became a trudge; we glanced back frequently towards our point of departure, an air-conditioned vehicle. Not only did the hot air feel like a blast from a smelter's furnace, but within minutes the reflected sunlight was doing perceptible damage to any exposed skin. I'm sure I was sweating more than I ......
Ancient Urbanism at Xochicalco : the Evolution and Organization of a Pre-Hispanic Society / Kenneth Hirth.
The ancient site of Xochicalco is located in the state of Mor\elos in the southern reaches of the central Mexican mountain range. Two hundred years ago it was the first archaeological site in Mexico to be "scintifically" described, but archaeologists have since disagreed on prac lly every aspect of its history and function. It has been ......
Navajoland is the heart and soul of the American Southwest. While the Navajo Reservation incorporates portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, this is only about half the traditional homeland of 220,000 DinE, the People. In one way or another, nearly all of it, including the original homeland, is sacred to them. Before Spaniards and Americans ......
