Ancient Paquime and the Casas Grandes World

"Sixteen scholars on both sides of the border present recent research on the economy, history, religion, and far-reaching influence of Casas Grandes. Macaw feathers, copper, shells, ritual mounds, and ball fields all reveal the secrets of Casas Grandes, a massive town whose trading network extended from the Chihuahua Desert up through the American Southwest"--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Paul E. Minnis is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. He has studied Paquimé since 1984. He is past president of the Society of Ethnobiology, treasurer and press editor for the Society for American Archaeology, and co-founder of the Southwest Symposium. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.
Michael E. Whalen is a professor of anthropology at the University of Tulsa. His research interests include complex societies, processes of sociocultural evolution, prehistoric social structure, and ceramic analysis. Before Casas Grandes, he worked in southern Mesoamerica and the U.S. Southwest. His published works include books, chapters, and journal articles on Oaxaca, western Texas, and northwestern Chihuahua. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.

Product details

• Authors: Paul E. Minnis, Paul E./ Whalen Minnis, Michael E. Whalen
• Assisted by: Paul E Minnis (Editor), Paul E. Minnis (Editor), Michael E Whalen (Editor), Michael E. Whalen (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9780816531318
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-3131-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Amerind Studies in Archaeology; Amerind Studies in Anthropology; Amerind Studies in Anthropology; Amerind Studies in Archaeology
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous