The lost world of the Old Ones : discoveries in the ancient Southwest
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, photographs ; 24 cm
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Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction
978.90049
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978.90049
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-314) and index.
Description
"An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In The Lost World of the Old Ones, David Roberts expands and updates the research from his 1996 classic, In Search of the Old Ones. As he elucidates startling archaeological breakthroughs, Roberts also recounts his past twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock-art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche. Roberts uses his climbing and exploratory know-how to reach the remote sanctuaries of the Old Ones hidden high on nearly vertical cliffs, many of which are unknown to archaeologists and park rangers. As a passionate advocate for an experiential encounter with history, Roberts mixes the findings of experts with personal explorations to raise questions that archaeologists have yet to address"--Provided by publisher.
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