Synopsis
Describes the day-to-day life of the Anasazi Indians.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-10-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 11.5 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 14.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
Archaeologists and anthropologists still ponder even the most basic questions about the plight of the Anasazi, an ancient Native American civilization of the Southwest U.S. In this book, Leonard Everett Fisher pieces together both the history and the mystery of these mysterious ancient peoples. Illustrations.
Little is known of the Anasazi--where they came from or when they disappeared--except what is revealed by the remnants of their once thriving civilization: stone and bone tools, bits of clothing, human and animal bones, woven baskets, pots, and, of course, the magnificent cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. Archaeologists and anthropologists still ponder even the most basic questions about the plight of these Southwestern peoples.
Industry Reviews
Gr 2-5 As he has often done before, Fisher has created unique and striking monochrome paintings to illustrate his interpretation of a historical event in this case, the extended period of Anasazi occupation of the Four Corners area. His writing is interesting and flows well. Unfortunately, both the words and pictures contain inaccuracies, and some of the theories presented are no longer considered correct (e.g., it is now accepted that pit houses are almost impossible to burn, although some may have been intentionally destroyed). On occasion, the information is technically correct, but the wording is misleading. (It may be true that pit houses were the first shelter built by the Anasazi, but they were not the first form of shelter to be utilized by them.) For the sake of accuracy, pass on this book. Darcy Schild, Schwegler Elementary School, Lawrence, KS
Fredrickson
As he has often done before, Fisher has created unique and striking monochrome paintings to illustrate his interpretation of a historical event. . . . His writing is interesting and flows well. Unfortunately, both the words and pictures contain inaccuracies, and some of the theories presented are no longer considered correct (e.g., it is now accepted that pit houses are almost impossible to burn, although some may have been intentionally destroyed). On occasion, the information is technically correct, but the wording is misleading. (It may be true that pit houses were the first shelter built by the Anasazi, but they were not the first form of shelter to be utilized by them.) For the sake of accuracy, pass on this book.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Cooper
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