Download or read book Anasazi Architecture and American Design written by Baker H. Morrow and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a fascinating journey through Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde with leading southwestern archaeologists, historians, architects, artists, and urban planners as guides. Twenty-two essays identify Anasazi building and cultural features related to design and site planning, history, mythology, and ecology. 40 halftones. 5 maps.
Download or read book Proceedings written by Baker H. Morrow and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canyon Gardens written by V. B. Price and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new look at Puebloan landscaping techniques and uses of plants and how they can influence modern architects in the Southwest.
Download or read book Anasazi Places written by Jeffrey Cook and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1881, Brazilian Aluisio Azevedo published Mulatto, a scathing expose of his native city, Sao Luis do Maranhao. Polemic as well as love story, it brought him much notoriety and is generally considered the first Brazilian naturalist novel. Set before the abolition of slavery and the establishment of the first republic, Mulatto tells the story of Raimundo, a young Brazilian of liberal ideas. Kept in ignorance of the identity of his mother and the secret of his mixed birth, Raimundo is educated in Europe and, upon returning to Brazil, struggles against the provincial and bigoted society he encounters. Mulatto reveals its author's opposition to both the clergy, whose corruption and influence he denounced, and the racist agrarian society still dependent upon slavery. This English translation of Mulatto was first published in 1990 by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
Download or read book The Main Ridge Community at Lost City written by Margaret M. Lyneis and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on one of the sites investigated by M.R. Harrington in the 1920s, to carve out from the misleading connotations of "Lost City" a concept of a site that was a community, Main Ridge, and examines it for indications of its size and its organization, as well as evidence of social differentiation among the buried population, and its involvement in production and exchange.
Download or read book Anasazi America written by David E. Stuart and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of their power in the late eleventh century, the Chaco Anasazi dominated a territory in the American Southwest larger than any European principality of the time. A vast and powerful alliance of thousands of farming hamlets and nearly 100 spectacular towns integrated the region through economic and religious ties, and the whole system was interconnected with hundreds of miles of roads. It took these Anasazi farmers more than seven centuries to lay the agricultural, organizational, and technological groundwork for the creation of classic Chacoan civilization, which lasted about 200 years--only to collapse spectacularly in a mere 40. Why did such a great society collapse? Who survived? Why? In this lively book anthropologist/archaeologist David Stuart presents answers to these questions that offer useful lessons to modern societies. His account of the rise and fall of the Chaco Anasazi brings to life the people known to us today as the architects of Chaco Canyon, the spectacular national park in New Mexico that thousands of tourists visit every year.
Download or read book The Anasazi Culture at Mesa Verde written by Dale Anderson and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2002-12-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and what is known about the history and culture of the Anasazi Indians who lived in them.
Download or read book Ancient Architecture of the Southwest written by William N. Morgan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During more than a thousand years before Europeans arrived in 1540, the native peoples of what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico developed an architecture of rich diversity and beauty. Vestiges of thousands of these dwellings and villages still remain, in locations ranging from Colorado in the north to Chihuahua in the south and from Nevada in the west to eastern New Mexico—a geographical area of some 300,000 square miles. This study presents a comprehensive architectural survey of the region. Professionally rendered drawings comparatively analyze 132 sites by means of standardized 100-foot grids with uniform orientations. Reconstructed plans with shadows representing vertical heights suggest the original appearances of many structures that are now in ruins or no longer exist, while concise texts place them in context. Organized in five chronological sections that include 132 professionally rendered site drawings, the book examines architectural evolution from humble pit houses to sophisticated, multistory pueblos. The sections explore concurrent Mogollon, Hohokam, and Anasazi developments, as well as those in the Salado, Sinagua, Virgin River, Kayenta, and other areas, and compare their architecture to contemporary developments in parts of eastern North America and Mesoamerica. The book concludes with a discussion of changes in Native American architecture in response to European influences. Written for a general audience, the book holds appeal for all students of native Southwestern cultures, as well as for everyone interested in origins in architecture. In particular, it should encourage younger Native American architects to value their rich cultural heritage and to respond as creatively to the challenges of the future as their ancestors did to those of the past.
Download or read book The Anasazi of Chaco Canyon written by Kyle Widner and published by Anasazi of Chaco Canyon: The Greatest True Mys the Anasazi of Chaco Canyon: The Greatest True Myster. This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the most fascinating chapter in Southwest history is the tale of the mysterious, "vanished" Anasazi Indians. Their tremendous achievements can be found in many places, including the spectacular cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park. But the crest of the Anasazi wave was in Chaco Canyon, a shallow, windswept wash in northwest New Mexico. Here, 1,000 years ago, strange and unexplained events unfolded; events which continue to intrigue scientists and visitors today. During the years 850-1150 AD, multi-story buildings comparable in size to the Roman Coliseum were constructed. Advanced astronomy, water works, and agriculture flourished. Exotic artifacts from Central America were traded over routes spanning thousands of miles. And after 300 years, they carefully sealed everything up, left, and never returned. The Anasazi of Chaco Canyon offers insight into the unknowns of the "Chaco Phenomenon," including the story of Kyle's journey of discovery. In addition, it draws on the latest research, personal experiences, and interpretations of oral traditions, leading the reader to a startling conclusion. Influenced by the writings of Edward Abbey and James Michener, Kyle Widner is a desert wanderer, amateur Anasazi ruins hunter, and internet business expert in his spare time. He lives in Boulder City, Nevada with his wife Jean, two golden retrievers, and two cats. This book is the companion guide to an educational video game and 3D computer simulation of Chaco Canyon for Mac and PC computers. Learn more at Shadowplay.com.
Download or read book Engineering Chaco written by Charley Gullett and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It turns out the Chacoan Anasazi were not just building enormous architecture to demostrate their ability to creatively pile rocks... They were building monuments in stone to document their scientific worldview which--much like our own--contained a significant mathematical component. Prior to this research, no previous evidence existed for any type of mathematics in the extant record of the Anasazi. New "in the dirt" GPS correlations document a previously unrecognized geometric design which formed the basis of pre-historic community planning and engineering in both landscape and architecture throughout the Anasazi cultural area and beyond. Using the latest digital topographic technology, floor plans documented by Earl Morris, Stephen Lekson, Charles DiPeso and others, the book also examines the petroglyphic rock art record, Native American ethnology, fractal analysis and rigorous statistical methodology to reveal stunning and controversial evidence of ancient survey instrument use and design rule engineering along the famous Chaco Meridian. Beginning with the earliest 9th century Great House constructions in Chaco Canyon, this modern tale of ancient archaeology meticulously follows the clues to Aztec Ruin, Paquimé and El Templo de Tlaloc near Tenochtitlan. Recent evidence suggests aspects of this unique and repetitive geometric proportionality were also used by the Inca at Machu Picchu in Peru"--Back cover.
Download or read book Life Among the Anasazi written by Rachel Stuckey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name “Anasazi” means “Ancient Ones,” and they were one of the first groups of people to establish a strong cultural presence in what’s now the southwestern United States. Readers explore what daily life was believed to have been like for the Anasazi people, and they also explore the artifacts and other archaeological finds that have led historians to their beliefs about the Anasazi way of life. Colorful photographs, historical images, and detailed maps help readers visualize life among the Anasazi. Important social studies curriculum topics are presented through engaging main text and informative fact boxes.
Download or read book The Architecture of Chaco Canyon New Mexico written by Stephen H Lekson and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 2007-06-13 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh volume on the ancient structures of Chaco Canyon, built by native peoples between AD 850 and 1130, that unifies older information on the area with new advanced research techniques focusing on studies of technology and building types, analyses of architectural change, and readings of the built environment, aided by over 150 maps, floor plans, elevations and photos.
Download or read book Architecture Without Architects written by Bernard Rudofsky and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Architecture of the Ancient Ones written by A. Dudley Gardner and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than fifty color photographs present the architecture of the Anasazi, the "ancient ones" of the American Southwest, created as early as 1100 A.D.
Download or read book The Orion Zone written by Gary David and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient star lore exploring the mysterious location of Pueblos in the American Southwest, circa 1100 AD, that appear to be a mirror image of the major stars of the Orion constellation. Many readers are familiar with the correlation between the pyramids of Egypt and the stars of Orion. Beginning in 1100 A.D. on the Arizona desert, the Hopi constructed a similar pattern of villages that mirrors all the major stars in the constellation. "As Above, so Below." The Orion Zone explores this ground-sky relationship and its astounding global significance. Packed with diagrams, maps, astronomical charts, and photos of ruins and rock art, this useful guidebook decodes the ancient mysteries of the Pueblo Indian world.
Download or read book The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art written by Joan M. Marter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 3140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.
Download or read book Acculturation in the Navajo Eden written by Seymour H. Koenig and published by YBK Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treatise on the archaeology, history, ethnohistory, linguistics, and religion of the peoples of the Southwest-the Navajo, Keresans, Tanoans, Utes, Spaniards and Anglos, who are the tapestry of that land. This book is about people-where they lived, what they believed, and how they interacted with others. The chapters are entitled: The Navajo Eden: The Dinetah; The Eastern Ancestral Puebloans; The Spaniards Enter and Settle, 1540-1700; The Tanoan and Keresan Rio Grande Puebloans; Acculturation in the Dinetah; Keresan and Tanoan Religions and Societal Organizations; Navajo Origin Myth and Societal Organization; Protohistoric Rio Grande Ceremonialism; Gods of the Navajo Night Chant; Universal Female and Male Deities."
