The archaeology of Navajo origins
By: edited by Ronald H. Towner.
Contributors: Towner, Ronald H., 1957-
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Navajo Indians -- Antiquities; Navajo Indians -- Origin; Archaeology -- Southwest, New; Southwest, New -- Antiquities
Description: Presents papers from a 1993 symposium, "Changing perceptions of Navajo Culture: The Archaeology of the Pre-Fort Sumner Period," held in St. Louis, Missouri. Papers incorporate historical and ethnographical information as well as archaeological data, and draw on Navajo opinions and culture. Contains sections on archaeological concepts of Navajo origins, Navajo expansion out of the Dinatah, and archaeological evidence of Navajo ceremonialism. Includes b&w photos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-311) and index.