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The Lost World of the Old Ones : Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest by David Roberts (2015, Hardcover)

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In The Lost World of the Old Ones, Roberts continues the hunt for answers begun in his classic book. Roberts also recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in the backcountry with the verve of a seasoned travel writer.

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For more than 5,000 years the Ancestral Puebloans--Native Americans who flourished long before the first contact with Europeans--occupied the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. Just before AD 1300, they abandoned their homeland in a migration that remains one of prehistory's greatest puzzles. Northern and southern neighbors of the Ancestral Puebloans, the Fremont and Mogollon likewise flourished for millennia before migrating or disappearing. Fortunately, the Old Ones, as some of their present-day descendants call them, left behind awe-inspiring ruins, dazzling rock art, and sophisticated artifacts ranging from painted pots to woven baskets. Some of their sites and relics had been seen by no one during the 700 years before David Roberts and his companions rediscovered them. In The Lost World of the Old Ones , Roberts continues the hunt for answers begun in his classic book, In Search of the Old Ones . His new findings paint a different, fuller portrait of these enigmatic ancients--thanks to the breakthroughs of recent archaeologists. Roberts also recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in the backcountry with the verve of a seasoned travel writer. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, illuminating the mysteries of the Old Ones as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche. Roberts calls on his climbing and exploratory expertise to reach remote sanctuaries of the ancients hidden within nearly vertical cliffs, many of which are unknown to archaeologists and park rangers. This ongoing quest combines the shock of new discovery with a deeply felt connection to the landscape, and it will change the way readers experience, and imagine, the American Southwest.

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393241629
ISBN-13
9780393241624
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204135350

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Book Title
Lost World of the Old Ones : Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest
Author
David Roberts
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, United States / West / General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Travel, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E99.P9r5375 2015
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With the verve of his great mountaineering books, David Roberts takes us inside a lost ''''genius climber'''' civilization and its mysteries, introducing the looters, ruin baggers, warring academics, and wary tribal descendants who frame the ethical conflicts of modern archaeology--while never losing his own explorer's energy and thirst for the thrill of wilderness discovery. These tales should be told around a campfire., David Roberts brings an unusual panoply of talents to The Lost World of the Old Ones. Part ethnographer, part archaeologist--with healthy doses of skeptical enquirer, curiosity seeker, and professional mountain climber mixed in--this talented writer navigates the secret canyons and hidden watercourses of the American Southwest in search of a lost civilization., Stimulating, provoking, mournful.... [Roberts] has a deep and infectious passion for the landscapes, history and people of the Southwest., With the verve of his great mountaineering books, David Roberts takes us inside a lost ''genius climber'' civilization and its mysteries, introducing the looters, ruin baggers, warring academics, and wary tribal descendants who frame the ethical conflicts of modern archaeology--while never losing his own explorer's energy and thirst for the thrill of wilderness discovery. These tales should be told around a campfire., With the verve of his great mountaineering books, David Roberts takes us inside a lost 'genius climber' civilization and its mysteries, introducing the looters, ruin baggers, warring academics, and wary tribal descendants who frame the ethical conflicts of modern archaeology--while never losing his own explorer's energy and thirst for the thrill of wilderness discovery. These tales should be told around a campfire., David Roberts is not only an elegant writer and an intrepid explorer, he's an ideal guide to the mysteries and wonders of the ancient Southwest. The Lost World of the Old Ones is the rare sequel that stands alone yet also takes its rightful place as a classic alongside its predecessor volume., [H]as the pull and excitement of a suspense novel and appeals to a wide range of readers interested in this region's deep past and great beauty.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-000135
Dewey Decimal
978.9004/974
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by mjkemmetJun 08, 2015
If you enjoy reading about the Anasazi, you'll love this book.
An exciting read and a great accompaniment to his earlier book, In Search of the Old Ones. David has the gift to take us to places we can only dream of visiting. The only thing more enjoyable than reading about David's treks through the Southwest, would be to accompany him. David's writing has provided me with inspiration for many trips to southern Utah.

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