The Lost World of the Anasazi: Exploring the Mysteries of Chaco Canyon
Grade 4-6-Gorgeous full-color photographs of the many ruins found in Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico enhance this book, which details Lourie's personal journey to this sacred site. In the clear, interesting text, the author describes the stone buildings and relates information gleaned from his guide, Gwinn Vivian, a local archaeologist. One brief section discusses the work of Richard Wetherill, the first person to undertake excavations at Chaco and also, with his brothers, the first to do archaeological work at Mesa Verde. Lourie has taken care to relate what is known about the structures and the people who built them and to point out that much about this culture remains a mystery. The list for further reading cites current sources, but no Web sites. Written for a slightly younger audience, David Petersen's Chaco Culture National Park (Children's, 2000) is also very informative.David Pauli, Hillsboro Public Library, ORCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.