Ancient Pueblo: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of America's Past Book

Message From the Consultant     8
Map of Important Pueblo Archaeological Sites     9
Three Groups of Ancestral Pueblo     10
Timeline of Pueblo History     10
Yesterday Comes Alive     12
Disputed theory
Who were the Pueblo?
Canal builders
Mountain dwellers
The ancient Anasazi
Trees that tell stories
Reading the clues
Please don't touch!
A changing picture
Farmers in the Desert     20
A remarkable kind of rock
Changing views
How did the Hohokam live?
Canals in the desert
What did they eat?
Snaketown
Playing hardball
A big house
Changing theories
The Ancient Ones     30
A central canyon
The basketmakers
Dating system
Checking out Chaco
The curious cowboy
A mystery remains
The sun dagger
Southwestern spirits
Sky watchers
Space-age views of the past
A controversial theory
The greatest mystery
Mesa Verde
Moving on
The Master Potters     44
A new group?
Marvelous Mimbres
Early and late
Rings within rings
An equal society
Grasshopper Pueblo
Bone breakthrough
What happened to the Mogollon?
Past and present
Meet an archaeologist
Back to the Future     54
Number puzzle
Pushing and pulling
Surviving culture
The Years Ahead     58
Glossary     59
Bibliography     60
Further Reading     60
On the Web     60
Index     61
About the Author and Consultant     63
Credits     64