pt. 1. Bandelier National Monument -- Juniper Campground -- The character of ancient places -- pt. 2. The archaeology of Bandelier and the Pajarito Plateau -- Ancient hunter-gatherer society: the Paleo-Indian period -- From hunters to gatherers: the Archaic period -- The revolutionary consequences of horticulture -- Early village life: the Basketmaker and Pueblo I periods -- Power, complexity, and failure: the Chaco period -- Survival and the efficiency lesson: the Upland period -- Understanding the Upland period -- Water, land, and economic diversity: the Riverine period -- Postscript -- pt. 3. Gifts from the past -- Tyuonyi -- Talus House and Long House -- Frijolito Ruin -- Ceremonial Cave and Alcove House -- Yapashi -- Painted Cave -- Tsankawi -- Other gifts from the past
Summary
Stuart demonstrates how the descendants of the Chaco survivors who relocated to Bandlier and the Pajarito Plateau rebalanced their society to be more efficient and practical in order to survive
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143)
