Two leading archeologists challenge assumptions about mankind's earliest days, arguing that women played a central role in the development of language and social life--in short, in our becoming human.
In no small part because of Adovasio's work, notions of who first peopled the Western Hemisphere, how they arrived, and how they lived have been radically challenged. After placing this debate in historical context, "The First Americans" tells the full story of the 30-year intellectual war that his work ignited.
A travel guide for nature lovers. Features thousands of sites of ecological and geographical importance and beauty, hidden trails, and scenic destinations. A comprehensive resource including color relief maps, itineraries with directions, addresses and phone numbers of sites, advice about outdoor activities, and 150 color photographs.
The first book in Jake Page's mystery series featuring Mo Bowdre, the blind sculptor, this popular novel is now available only from the University of New Mexico Press.
This accessible narrative history of the Native Americans synthesizes the current scholarship, archaeological evidence, and oral histories about Indian societies prior to the arrival of Europeans, as well as the changes that came after.
This volume covers the history of the exploration of the Arctic, beginning with the earliest Norse sailors and concluding with 1990s tourist excursions. The authors also explore the stories of such famous explorers as Frobisher, Franklin, Peary, Cook, Byrd, and Amudsen. Along the way, they debunk some fo the conventional wisdom about the most ...
Page and Officer rely on historical accounts and the latest scientific findings to tell the long-forgotten story of a gargantuan earthquake that rocked the American frontier in the early 1800s, sending six-foot-high waterfalls down the Mississippi and killing 1,500 people. Could it happen again?
This marvellous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and ...
The Chiricahua Apache lived in what is now called southeastern Arizona until Geronimo's uprising in 1866, after which they were removed by the federal government as prisoners of war. Forcibly relocated first to Florida, then Alabama and Oklahoma, the Chiricahuas were ultimately merged with the Mescalero Apache in southern Mexico, where they were ...
An exploration of the different functions of a zoo through the eyes of 10 of the world's highest regarded zoos - including London and Whipsnade, Frankfurt, Barcelona and Washington - and from the earliest recorded history to the high-tech conservation of the late 20th-century.
In Tales of the Earth the authors describe some of the great events of environmental history, from natural catastrophes such as the Tambora eruption, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 (which is the greatest in recorded history), and the ice ages, to disasters such as the nuclear fallout from Chernobyl, acid rain, and the progressive depletion of the ...
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, a movie is being filmed on Indian land based on a true episode of a successful Pueblo rebellion against Spanish invaders. When the leading man is murdered on the set and the Indian agent who leased tribal land to the filmmakers is found dead, suspicion falls on Native American activists who had opposed use of the sacred ...
An old woman lives still among the broken slopes of the mountains in the land of the Tarahumara Indians. No one knows exactly where. She is sometimes seen standing along the highway near El Paso, hauling wood near Oaxaca, or even hitching a ride on a semi rig. She is the bone woman, the gatherer, La Loba. She collects bones, especially those of ...
Gods is a "biography" of the god archetype from Palaeolithic times to the present. As a sequel to Goddess, this collection speaks to myth and gender issues in relation to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The authors retell myths from North and South America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, tracing ...
Dog lovers do not need to be reminded that dogs are astonishing creatures, but recent research shows that they are even more amazing than anyone knew. "Do Dogs Laugh?" draws on the last several decades of studies, examining everything from a dog's eyesight to its culinary preferences and sense of humour. Engaging and informative, "Do Dogs Laugh?" ...
"Although (the authors) recognize the distinctions among various tribes, they argue that American Indians had a collective mythological tradition that also fits into a larger human tradition, including Greek and African mythology."--"American Archaeology."
The Chiricahua Apache lived in what is now called southeastern Arizona until Geronimo's uprising in 1866, after which they were removed by the federal government as prisoners of war. Forcibly relocated first to Florida, then Alabama and Oklahoma, the Chiricahuas were ultimately merged with the Mescalero Apache in southern Mexico, where they were ...
Dog lovers do not need to be reminded that dogs are astonishing creatures, but what much of the recent scientific research shows is that they are even more astonishing than anyone knew. The dog genome has been spelled out, just as has the human genome. Some of the results are quite surprising. Some geneticists now say dogs were domesticated more ...
He has been a trickster, a shaman, a divine child; he has been a sacrificial victim, a consort of the earth goddess, a warrior, a sky king; and the creator, a distant and impersonal immensity. He is the male divine, seen in the many gods of myth, and his life story is told here in this graceful and illuminating account by David Leeming and Jake ...
From rock art in New Mexico used for spiritual purposes for 3,000 years to a recently rediscovered shaman's cave in the Mojave Desert, Sacred Lands of Indian America celebrates in words and vivid photographs some of the most beautiful and spiritually important landscapes in America. This stunning volume details the stories of 25 of these sacred ...
Cats and humans have a lengthy history together-going back 9500 years, as evidenced by a grave in Cyprus of a man buried with his cat-but the past two decades have significantly advanced our body of scientific knowledge about the cat. Felids evidently emerged in a near ideal form for being a slick predator, as their basic shape has changed little ...
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