Research Catalog

Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes world

Title
Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes world [electronic resource] / edited by Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen.
Publication
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2015]

Available Online

  • Available from home with a valid library card
  • Available onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Minnis, Paul E.
  • Whalen, Michael E.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Summary
"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.
Series Statement
Amerind studies in anthropology
Uniform Title
Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes world (Online)
Subject
  • Casas Grandes culture
  • Casas Grandes Site (Mexico)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-238) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : the joint Casas Grandes expedition in historical context / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen -- Beginnings : the viejo period / Jane H. Kelley and Michael T. Searcy -- Ecology and food economy / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen -- Organization of production at Paquimé / Gordon F.M. Rakita and Rafael Cruz -- Religion and cosmology in the Casas Grandes world / Christine S. VanPool and Todd L. VanPool -- Settlement patterns of the Casas Grandes area / Michael E. Whalen and Todd Pitezel -- Society and polity in the wider Casas Grandes region / John E. Douglas and A.C. MacWilliams -- The end of Paquimé and the Casas Grandes culture / David A. Phillips, Jr., and Eduardo Gamboa -- Paquimé : a revision of its relationships to the south and west / José Luis Punzo and M. Elisa Villalpando -- Ancient Paquimé : a view from the north / Linda S. Cordell.
LCCN
2014030797
OCLC
ssj0001442310
Title
Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes world [electronic resource] / edited by Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen.
Imprint
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2015]
Series
Amerind studies in anthropology
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-238) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Minnis, Paul E.
Whalen, Michael E.
View in Legacy Catalog