Author Description

Hovenweep, Chaco Canyon, Wupatki, Gran Quivera, Bandelier—these are the lyrical names of the great prehistoric cities of the American Southwest. Ancient Pueblos, Sacred Places, is an up-to-date and comprehensive traveler's companion to these important, and often astonishing, archeological sites. Want to know what really happened to the thousands of Anasazi, Mogollon, Sinagua, Salado, and Hohokam Indians who inhabited these communities between A.D. 800 and 1300? Did they mysteriously vanish off the face of the earth or did they meet another, less sinister fate? Author and Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer Buddy Mays, provides the detailed, and often surprising answers, in Ancient Pueblos, Sacred Places. This book is a must for anyone planning a visit to the pre-Columbian Indian pueblos of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, or Colorado.