Two Archaeological Studies in Northern Arizona: The Pueblo Ecology Study: Hail and Farewell and A Brief Survey Through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River (Pamphlet)

Description

Author: Taylor, Walter W.  (1913-1997)

Publisher: Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art (Museum of Northern Arizona)

Pub Date: 1958

Binding: Paperback

Condition:  4 copies.  Copy 1 (PC26): Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No marks, tears, folds.  Upper front cover corner has an approx. two bends, outer approx. 1″, inner approx. 1/2″, with corner worn.  Bends extend through entire volume (dropped).  Several small creases to upper and lower front cover edges.  Lower rear cover corner has an approx. 1″ bend, extends to last page.  Upper rear cover corner has an approx. 1/2″ bend (from drop).  Copies 2-4 (PC26): Fair.  All copies have a small crease along upper front cover corner.  They were probably dropped at the same time as Copy 1 above, but didn’t suffer the same amount of corner damage.  Crease extends through entire volumes.  Light edge wear.

Notes: Pamphlet.  Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 30.  “The Pueblo Ecology Study was a project initiated under the Southwest Archaeological Fund, Smithsonian Institution.  Its purpose was to learn whether the alleged Great Drought of 1276-1299 A.D. affected the Anasazi culture of northeastern Arizona, and if so, in what way.” (From the Introduction).  “I believe that a more complete and documented appraisal than has been possible here would show that we are dealing with nothing more exotic than a straight-line and quite normal biological and social development of the Anasazi people.” (Summary and Conclusions).   “A Brief Survey” was exactly that, with no chance for reconnaissance of sites.  “From this brief and hurried survey, it is concluded that there was very little aboriginal occupation of the near reaches of the Colorado river in the stretch between Lees Ferry and Lake Mead.  What little there was shows relationship with the occupation of the north rim which, in turn, is closely related to the culture of the Kayenta-Monument Valley region.” (Summary and Conclusions).  RARE in this original edition.