Archaeology of the Greater Southwest

Maxine E. McBrinn was Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe and is now a Research Associate with the Office of Archaeological Studies, both institutions part of the New Mexico State Department of Cultural Affairs. Her research interests include the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, fiber perishable and stone artifacts, and lifeways of hunters and gatherers, especially in the US Southwest.Michael T. Searcy is a professor of anthropology and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University. He is the former director of the New World Archaeological Foundation and currently conducts research throughout the Greater Southwest. His interests include social theory, advancing digital methods in archaeological research, and the ancient Casas Grandes and Fremont archaeological cultures of the Greater Southwest.Linda S. Cordell was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she also directed the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. She was a Senior Scholar at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Linda remains an author posthumously because many of her contributions remain in this new volume.

• Tables and Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1: The People and the Place; Chapter 2: Natural Environments of the Greater Southwest; Chapter 3: A History of Archaeological Exploration in the Greater Southwest; Chapter 4: The First People of the Greater Southwest: Paleoindian and Archaic Archaeology; Chapter 5: Transitions to Agriculture—2100 BCE to 200 CE; Chapter 6: Settlements, Farming, and Increasing Diversity—200 to 900 CE; Chapter 7: Social and Political Organization (900–1250 CE); Chapter 8: Movement and Change During Turbulent Times (1150–1400 CE); Chapter 9: Coming Together, Making Communities: 1200–1490 CE; Chapter 10: Transitions, Resistance, Accommodations, and Lessons (1500–1900 CE); Chapter 11: Looking to the Future; Index.