In Search of the Old Ones

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archaeology book nonfiction book travel book

In Search of the Old Ones is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that blends travel narrative, archaeology, and history as it explores the ancient Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) cultures of the American Southwest.

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instanceOf	archaeology book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ
about	ancient cultures of the American Southwest ⓘ field expeditions in canyon country ⓘ ruins and rock art sites ⓘ
author	David Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ
combines	archaeological reporting ⓘ historical research ⓘ travel writing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
exploresTheme	ethics of visiting archaeological sites ⓘ interaction between modern explorers and ancient cultures ⓘ mystery of vanished civilizations ⓘ
focusesOn	Ancestral Puebloan archaeology ⓘ ancient habitation sites ⓘ cliff dwellings ⓘ cultural history of the Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ exploration of remote ruins ⓘ
genre	archaeological literature ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ
hasPerspective	first-person narrative ⓘ
hasSubject	Southwestern Native American history ⓘ archaeological interpretation ⓘ cultural disappearance hypotheses ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Anasazi culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient ruins ⓘ canyon country ⓘ rock art ⓘ
relatedTo	Ancestral Puebloan sites in the Four Corners region ⓘ canyon hiking and exploration ⓘ
settingLocation	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed	Ancestral Puebloan era ⓘ pre-Columbian North America ⓘ

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