The Ancestral Puebloan Primer - Paperback

by Christopher W. Skopec (Author), Eric Skopec (Author)

While Europe was locked in its "dark ages," the Ancestral Puebloans created a society that endured for almost a thousand years. Their descendants maintain centuries-old traditions and this compact book provides concise, authoritative answers to the most important questions about them: Who they were and why they are sometimes called the "Anasazi;" What they ate and how they survived in the harsh environment; Why they built great pueblos, magnifcent cliff dwellings, and vast road networks; What shattered pots and broken stone tools tell us about them; How specialists decipher rock art and what common symbols mean; Why they abandoned their farmsteads and magnificent stone cities; How archaeologists solved the "mystery" of their "disappearance"; and Where their descendants live.

Author Biography

Eric Skopec, Ph.D., is a retired professor, consultant, and author. He has spent more than 25 years studying the Ancestral Puebloans and guided visitors at Aztec Ruins, Chaco Canyon and Pipe Spring National Monument. He maintains a web site with trip planners, visitor guides, travel advisories and current archeological news at www.AnasaziAdventure.com