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<p>The amount of information (Ayer) offers about the Anasazi's origins, life-style, history, dissolution, and descendants is impressive. -- BL. A welcome addition to a Native American collection. -- NYHS. AAAS, KR, SLJ. 1993.</p><h3>School Library Journal</h3><p>Gr 6-9-Ayer covers the development and dispersement of the Anasazi civilization in a workmanlike manner, from the prehistoric Basket Makers to the historic Pueblo peoples. She describes the methods used by archaeologists to unearth physical evidence of the Anasazi culture and how such relics can lead to theories about the practices of a long-gone population. The book is at its best in describing development in architecture and artifacts, and the progression of technology. On the looser ground of daily living or religious rituals, the author occasionally slips from the possible to the probable (e.g., ``The Anasazi seem to have had great respect for nature''). Also, inferring backwards from modern Pueblo to the Anasazi is tempting, but not necessarily accurate. A roster of Anasazi and Pueblo sites to visit is included. A smattering of small black-and-white photos provides scant decoration. This title will be useful to practit

Author

Ayer, Eleanor H., Elenor H. Ayer

Publisher

Walker & Company

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802781857

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Humanities