Digging into history
Subtitle: a brief account of fifteen years of archaeological work in New Mexico
By: by Paul S. Martin, Chief Curator, Dept. of Anthropology ; drawings by Gustaf Dalstrom, Artist, Dept. of Anthropology.
Contributors: Dalstrom, Gustaf illustrator
Series: Fieldiana, Popular series, Anthropology no. 38; Popular series -- no. 38
Publisher: Chicago Natural History Museum
Published: 1959
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Mogollon culture -- New Mexico; Excavations (Archaeology) -- New Mexico; Mogollon Indians; New Mexico -- Antiquities
Description: An eminent archaeologist presents an overview of his work studying the prehistoric Mogollon culture of New Mexico, including ethnographic reconstructions of arts, crafts, food technology, religion, social organization, and ceremonialism.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Brief sketches of Southwestern culture; title: Purposes of work in New Mexico; title: Divisions of Mogollon culture and chronology; title: The time of limited wandering; title: Emergence of small, sedentary communities; title: The beginnings of town life; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Value of archaeology; title: Bibliography; title: Index.