![]() As he concludes, the Southwest is still home to vibrant Native American communities who carry on many of the old traditions. For this revised edition, he discusses new research and its implications for our understanding of the prehistoric Southwest. Historical Archaeology New Perspectives on the American Southwest: Historical Archaeology of the 1800s and 1900s 10.1080/00231940.2020.1747793 Authors: Emily Dale Northern Arizona University. Milner: 110: The Olmecs: Americas First Civilization (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Richard A. ![]() ![]() Coe: 109: The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (Ancient Peoples and Places) by George R. ![]() Interweaving the latest archaeological evidence with early first-person accounts, Stephen Plog explains the rise and mysterious fall of Southwestern cultures. Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest by Stephen Plog: 108: Angkor and the Khmer Civilization by Michael D. The high point of Southwestern civilization was reached with the emergence of cultures known as Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon in the first millennium AD. The initial hunter-gatherer bands gradually adapted to become sedentary village groups. Ten thousand years ago, humans first colonized this seemingly inhospitable landscape with its scorching hot deserts and upland areas that drop below freezing even during the early summer months. ![]() Here lie some of the monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Summary: Most people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. ![]()
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