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Product Identifiers
PublisherSchool for Advanced Research Press/Sar Press
ISBN-10193061876X
ISBN-139781930618763
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038498941
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Book TitleChaco Experience : Landscape and Ideology at the Center Place
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicArchaeology, Landscape, Anthropology / Physical
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Social Science
AuthorRuth M. Van Dyke
Book SeriesA School for Advanced Research Resident Scholar Book Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-038748
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal978.9/82
SynopsisIn a remote canyon in northwest New Mexico, thousand-year-old sandstone walls waver in the sunlight, stretching like ancient vertebrae against a turquoise sky. This storied place--Chaco Canyon--carries multiple layers of meaning for Native Americans and archaeologists, writers and tourists, explorers and artists., In a remote canyon in northwest New Mexico, thousand-year-old sandstone walls waver in the sunlight, stretching like ancient vertebrae against a turquoise sky. This storied place--Chaco Canyon--carries multiple layers of meaning for Native Americans and archaeologists, writers and tourists, explorers and artists. Here, isolation, the arid climate, and dry-laid construction have preserved ruins that are monuments to prehistoric creativity and perseverance. Chaco Canyon draws its power not only from the ancient architecture sheltering beneath its walls, but from the ever-changing light and the far-flung vistas of the Colorado Plateau. Light and shadow, stone and sky come together in the canyon. At the heart of this sky-filled landscape lie twelve massive great houses. The Chacoan landscape, with its formally constructed, carefully situated architectural features, is charged with symbolism. In this volume, Ruth Van Dyke analyzes the meanings and experience of moving through this landscape to illuminate Chacoan beliefs and social relationships.
LC Classification NumberE99.C37
