Man Corn Cannibalism and Violence in the Prehistoric American Southwest |
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| Author:
| Turner, Christy G.
Turner, Christy G. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87480-968-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Utah Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $77.00 |
Book Description:
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This study of prehistoric violence explodes the myth that the Anasazi and other Southwest Indians were simple, peaceful farmers. Until quite recently, Southwest prehistory studies have largely missed or ignored evidence of violent competition. Using detailed osteological analyses and other lines of evidence the authors show that warfare, violence, and their concomitant horrors were as common in the ancient Southwest as anywhere else in the world.
This study of prehistoric violence explodes the myth that the Anasazi and other Southwest Indians were simple, peaceful farmers. Until quite recently, Southwest prehistory studies have largely missed or ignored evidence of violent competition. Using detailed osteological analyses and other lines of evidence the authors show that warfare, violence, and their concomitant horrors were as common in the ancient Southwest as anywhere else in the world.