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Behind the Bears Ears : exploring the cultural and natural histories of a sacred landscape /

The deep sandstone canyons, desert mesas and ancient cliff dwellings of Bears Ears area hold pottery and projectile points, baskets and petroglyphs and countless stories. For more than twelve thousand years, the wondrous landscape of southeastern Utah has defined the histories, cultures and lives of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burrillo, R. E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : Torrey House Press, [2020]
Edition:First Torrey House Press edition.
Subjects:
National monuments > Utah > San Juan County.
Landscapes > Utah > San Juan County.
Sacred space > Government policy > North America.
Indians of North America > History.
Mesas > Utah.
Petroglyphs > Utah.
Fossils > Utah.
Bears Ears National Monument (Utah)
Utah > History.
Table of Contents:
  • The mammoth-killers
  • The foragers
  • The first farmers
  • the bean farmers
  • The first villagers
  • The Chaco world
  • The cliff dwellers
  • The new foragers
  • The conquerors
  • The wranglers
  • The pillagers
  • The builders.