Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide [Paperback]

From the first edition nearly thirty-five years ago, David Grant Nobles guides to Southwestern ruins have been wonderful companions for those who wish to visit that spectacular past in the field or in their armchairs. Literate, reliable, current, and beautifully illustrated by Nobles fine photography, Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest is a catalogue raisonn? of all the major sitesand many new hidden treasures. It is an invaluable guide, written by a gifted author and photographer with deep knowledge of and deep love for his subject. If you havent seen these ancient places, this book will guide you there. If you have visited these sites, this book will remind you of why you first sought them out. I will be reading this book in my rocking chair when my field days are done.The author guides us to the places where time has stood still, giving us the opportunity to touch the past and become one with the wonders of yesterday. . . . The book also serves the needs of the armchair traveler, however, with well-written summaries of the ruins importance [and] clear descriptions of the physical evidence contained in the sites.Finely written and carefully documented without being pedantic or technical. As a guidebook, it serves well with its numerous photographs, [and] clearly plotted maps. . . . As a historical view of the early Southwest, it is a book that should occupy any serious collectors shelves.Everyone who has been intrigued by archaeological digs and shadowy signs of prior civilizations will rejoice in this attractive guidebook.This fourth edition of David Grant Noble's indispensable guide to archaeological ruins of the American Southwest includes updated text and newly opened archaeological sites. Filled with photos of ruins, petroglyphs, and artifacts, as well as maps, this is a guide every traveler needs when exploring the Southwest.This fourth edition of David Grant Noble's indispensable guide to archaeological ruins of the American Southwest incluls)