Acknowledgments

We have been studying the Ancestral Puebloans and visiting their habitation sites for nearly three decades. An extraordinary number of people have contributed to our understanding: park rangers, archaeologists, photographers, fellow enthusiasts, and scholars. We've singled out a small handful for mention here and hope you will understand that they are representatives of a group so large that listing them all would require an additional volume.

Early adventurers opened the way for three generations of scholars. The literature has grown to staggering proportions, but a select few scholars have helped us fit the pieces together: Michael A. Adler, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archeology Field Programs at Fort Burgwin Research Center, Southern Methodist University; J. J. Brody, Professor of Art History, emeritus, University of New Mexico; Linda Cordell, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Museum, University of Colorado; Steven Lekson, Associate Professor and curator of anthropology at the University Museum University of Colorado at Boulder; Stephen Plog, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, University of Virginia; Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist at Salmon Ruins, New Mexico; David E. Stuart, Associate Provost and Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico; and Christy Turner, Regents' Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University. 

Throughout the Southwest, representatives of the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management protect our heritage while doing their best to open sites  to the public. We have sometimes made impossible requests, but these professionals have always done their best to accommodate us. Peter Pilles, Archaeologist in the Coconino National Forest, helped us formulate our thinking and reviewed initial outlines of our work.  At Navajo National Monument, Bruce Mellberg, Chief of Interpretation, helped Eric identify features that many people overlook, directed him to invaluable resources, and reviewed a draft chapter. Jennifer Lavris, Staff Archaeologist at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, opened the  Archeology Laboratory to Eric while Jim Kleindon, Research Archaeologist at Mesa Verde National Park, reviewed notes and pointed us to additional sources of information. Kenneth R. Wright, Wright Paleohydrological Institute, whose pioneering worked helped us understand water management strategies and reviewed our summaries of his work. At Canyons of the Ancients, Suzan M.W. Craig, Museum Educator, helped us understand the Monument's unique orientation. 

Andrea Bornemeier, Director of Interpretation and Resource Management at Pipe Spring National Monument gave Eric the opportunity to live and work at the site, and set aside time for him to study stone points and pottery sherds in the museum archives. Russ Bodnar, Director of Interpretation, invited Eric to spend five productive months at Chaco Culture National Historic Park and reviewed his initial writings. Dabney Ford and Roger Moore, archaeologists at Chaco answered questions with seemingly inexhaustible patience and introduced him to many scholars visiting the park. Paul Reed, Archaeologist, and Larry Barker, Museum Director, at Salmon Ruin provided otherwise inaccessible resources and reviewed an draft chapter. At Aztec National Monument, George Herrring, Chief Ranger and Archaeologist, corrected our information on Anasazi occupation and reviewed drafts of several essays.

Librarians at the Mary Wilson Library in Seal Beach, California helped us track down obscure and out of print resources while Jennifer Coleman at the Aztec, New Mexico public library was extraordinarily resourceful in finding other research materials.

Finally, a special thanks to our friends in the Hopi Tribe, New Mexico Pueblos, and Navajo Nation. We treasure your friendship, value your counsel, and are grateful you shared bits of your world with us.