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Winds from the North
Tewa Origins and Historical Anthropology (Paperback)
by Scott G. Ortman
Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 2021 by University Of Utah Press,U.S., United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-64769-028-1, ISBN: 1-64769-028-5

"A multifaceted approach to understanding the origins of the Tewa Pueblo people of New Mexico"

Painted Reflections
Isomeric Design in Ancestral Pueblo Pottery: Isomeric Design in Ancestral Pueblo Pottery
by Traugott Joseph, Scott G. Ortman
Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2018 by Museum Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-89013-637-9, ISBN: 0-89013-637-8

"This book examines design in Ancestral Pueblo pottery from various museum collections in the Southwest. The concept of isomeric design is based on an analogy with isomers in chemistry, which refers to compounds that are chemically identical but have mirror-image structures. The authors, an archaeologist and and art historian, use isomeric design to describe the use of paired forms that can be perceived as reversible on painted pottery. ..."

A Prehistory of Western North America(Updated)
The Impact of Uto-Aztecan Languages
by David Leedom Shaul, Scott G. Ortman
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-5480-8, ISBN: 0-8263-5480-7

"This book offers a new approach to the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory. The author shows how a well-studied language family--in this case Uto-Aztecan--can be used as an instrument for reconstructing prehistory. The main focus of Shaul's work is the mapping of Uto-Aztecan. By presenting various models of Uto-Aztecan prehistory, by assessing multiple models simultaneously, and by guiding readers through areas where the ev ..."

The Emergence of Premodern States
New Perspectives on the Development of Complex Societies (SFI Press Seminar Series) (Volume 2)
by Jeremy A. Sabloff, Hilliard S. Kaplan, Timothy A. Kohler, Scott G. Ortman, Peter N. Peregrine, Eric Alden Smith, Henry T. Wright, Lily Blair, R. Kyle Bocinsky, Stefani A. Crabtree, Skyler Cragg, Laura Fortunato, Paul L. Hooper
Paperback, 394 Pages, Published 2018 by Sfi Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-947864-03-0, ISBN: 1-947864-03-3

"Like many other sciences, archaeology is experiencing a data deluge. The recent accumulation of accessible data on early urban societies, coupled with the re-emergence of comparative studies, puts modern scholars in a position to make significant theoretical advances concerning the key episode of human social organization that provided the foundations of the contemporary world: the formation of the state.A complex systems approach—pione ..."

Winds from the North(1st Edition)
Tewa Origins and Historical Anthropology
by Scott G. Ortman, Porter P. Swentzell
Hardcover, 520 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Utah Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60781-172-5, ISBN: 1-60781-172-3

"Winner of the Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize The “abandonment” of Mesa Verde and the formation of the Rio Grande Pueblos represent two classic events in North American prehistory. Yet, despite a century of research, no consensus has been reached on precisely how, or even if, these two events were related. In this landmark study, Scott Ortman proposes a novel and compelling solution to this problem through an investigation of the g ..."

The Social Construction of Communities
Agency, Structure, and Identity in the Prehispanic Southwest (Archaeology in Society)
by Contributor-Michelle Hegmon, Contributor-Tessie Naranjo, Contributor-Gregson Schachner, Mark D. Varien, James M. Potter, James R. Allison, Jeffrey J. Clark, J. Brett Hill, Kristen A. Kuckelman, Patrick D. Lyons, Scott G. Ortman, Timothy R. Pauketat, Elizabeth M. Perry, Susan C. Ryan, James E. Snead, Thomas D. Yoder, Varien/Potter, James D. Potter
Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2008 by Altamira Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1008-3, ISBN: 0-7591-1008-5

"The Social Construction of Communities draws on archaeological research in the Southwest to examine how communities are created through social interaction. The archaeological record of the Southwest is important for its precise dating, exceptional preservation, large number of sites, and length of occupation―making it most intensively researched archaeological regions in the world. Taking advantage of that rich archaeological record, th ..."

Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest(1st Edition)
Labor, Power, and Prestige (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)
by Patricia L. Crown, Michelle Hegmon, Louise Lamphere, Suzanne K. Fish, Debra L. Martin, Barbara J. Mills, Jill E. Neitzel, Scott G. Ortman, Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Katherine A. Spielmann, Christine R. Szuter
Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 2001 by School For Advanced Research Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-933452-17-6, ISBN: 0-933452-17-9

"Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest takes a groundbreaking look at gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The authors-including some of the most prominent archaeologists working in the Southwest today-present invaluable methodological and theoretical case studies that take a great step forward in researchers' ability to "read" gender in th ..."

Reframing the Northern Rio Grande Pueblo Economy
by Ortman, Scott G. .
Published 2019 by University Of Arizona Press. 2019.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3931-4, ISBN: 0-8165-3931-6

Reframing the Northern Rio Grande Pueblo Economy
by Scott Ortman
215 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Arizona Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3994-9, ISBN: 0-8165-3994-4

"This volume explores the patterns and determinants of economic development in pre-Hispanic Rio Grande Pueblo society, building a platform for more broadly informed research on this critical process."

Where Do Cities Come From and Where Are They Going To? Modelling Past and Present Agglomerations to Understand Urban Ways of Life
by Francesca Fulminante, John William Hanson, Scott G. Ortman, Luis M. A. Bettencourt
201 Pages, Published 2021 by Frontiers Media Sa
ISBN-13: 978-2-88966-423-8, ISBN: 2-88966-423-6

"This has exerted considerable pressure on researchers to come up with more scientific ways of studying urbanism and economic activity over the long run, which has resulted not only in the development of new theoretical frameworks, but also ..."

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