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

by David Grant Noble

Overview

This fourth edition of David Grant Noble's indispensable guide to archaeological ruins of the American Southwest includes updated text and many newly opened archaeological sites. From Alibates Flint Quarries in Texas to the Zuni-Acoma Trail in New Mexico, readers are provided with such favorites as Chaco Canyon and new treasures such as Sears Kay Ruin. In addition to descriptions of each site, Noble provides time-saving tips for the traveler, citing major highways, nearby towns and the facilities they offer, campgrounds, and other helpful information. Filled with photos of ruins, petroglyphs, and artifacts, as well as maps, this is a guide every traveler needs when exploring the Southwest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589799370
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	09/20/2015
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	487,862
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David Grant Noble is a writer, editor, photographer, and archaeological guide who has long studied the Southwest's deep history and archaeology and traveled widely to photograph ruins, rock art, and landscapes. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, including In the Places of the Spirits and Living the Ancient Southwest. His photographs can be viewed at www.davidgrantnoble.com. Noble has received awards from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and the Western National Parks Association. He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

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 collector’s shelves.

Santa Fe Reporter

From the first edition nearly thirty-five years ago, David Grant Noble’s 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 Noble’s fine photography, Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest is a catalogue raisonné of all the major sites—and 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 haven’t 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.

Stephen H. Lekson

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.

Central Phoenix Sun

Everyone who has been intrigued by archaeological ‘digs’ and shadowy signs of prior civilizations will rejoice in this attractive guidebook.

The American West