Archaeology of the Southwest, Third Edition

The long-awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwestern archaeology. It provides a comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. More concise, accessible, and student-friendly, the Third Edition offers students the latest in current research, debates, and topical syntheses as well as increased coverage of Paleoindian and Archaic periods and the Casas Grandes phenomenon. It remains the perfect text for courses on Southwest archaeology at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels and is an ideal resource book for the Southwest researchers' bookshelf and for interested general readers.

Linda S. Cordell continues to conduct archaeological research in the American Southwest. She is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she was also director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. She is a Senior Scholar at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe and External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. Maxine E. McBrinn earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She teaches anthropology and Southwest archaeology as Affiliate Faculty at Metropolitan State College of Denver. She is a Research Associate at The Field Museum in Chicago, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and with the Paleo Cultural Research Group.