Ruins and Rivals: The Making of Southwest Archaeology

by James E. Snead

Book Overview

Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University Ruins are as central to the image of the American Southwest as are its mountains and deserts, and antiquity is a key element of modern southwestern heritage. Yet prior to the mid-nineteenth century this rich legacy was largely unknown to the outside world. While military expeditions first brought word of enigmatic relics to the eastern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816521387
• ISBN13: 9780816521388
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"