Archaeology of the Greater Southwest

Updated and even more engaging, the fourth edition of Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is a comprehensive and readable summary of the current knowledge of the ancient U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico.

The book now has a greater coverage of the entire region, including northern Mexico, and focuses more clearly on the human story of the past. Based soundly on scholarly results and collaborations with Indigenous communities, the human experience of the peoples of the Greater Southwest are vividly presented in a way that makes them real. This new edition also highlights some of the new techniques used to scientifically explore these unique lifeways in a way that is clear and concise. The book also provides a more inclusive view of the people involved in excavating and caring for the remains of these lifeways. Evidence from newly excavated sites and reanalysis of previously excavated sites is used throughout the book to provide an up-to-date synthesis that highlights how it has transformed our knowledge of this region.

Archaeology of the Greater Southwest is the ideal textbook for students studying the region and a useful reference guide for professional archaeologists

Maxine E. McBrinn was Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe and is now a Research Associate with the Office of Archaeological Studies, both institutions part of the New Mexico State Department of Cultural Affairs. Her research interests include the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, fiber perishable and stone artifacts, and lifeways of hunters and gatherers, especially in the US Southwest.

Michael T. Searcy is a professor of anthropology and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University. He is the former director of the New World Archaeological Foundation and currently conducts research throughout the Greater Southwest. His interests include social theory, advancing digital methods in archaeological research, and the ancient Casas Grandes and Fremont archaeological cultures of the Greater Southwest.

Linda S. Cordell was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she also directed the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. She was a Senior Scholar at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Linda remains an author posthumously because many of her contributions remain in this new volume.