Acknowledgments

I've been studying the Anasazi and visiting their habitation sites for over two decades. An extraordinary number of people have contributed to my understanding: park rangers, archaeologists, photographers, fellow enthusiasts, and scholars. I've singled out a small handful for mention here and I hope readers will understand that they are representatives of a much larger group, 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 me 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; 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. I have turned to their works time and again, to refine my thinking, refresh my memory, and expand my knowledge.

Throughout the Southwest, representatives of the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management protect our heritage while doing their best to make sites available to the interested public. While I've sometimes made impossible requests, these professionals have always done their best to accommodate me. Peter Pilles, Archaeologist in the Coconino National Forest, helped me formulate my thinking and reviewed an initial outline of the Anasazi Guide. At Navajo National Monument, Bruce Mellberg, Chief of Interpretation, helped me identify features that many people overlook, directed me to invaluable resources, and reviewed a draft chapter. Jennifer Lavris, Staff Archaeologist at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, made it possible for me to use materials in the Archeology Laboratory, helped me understand the area's importance as a crossroads of the Anasazi world, and reviewed a draft chapter. Jim Kleindon, Research Archaeologist at Mesa Verde National Park, reviewed my notes 14 and pointed me to additional sources of information. My research also benefited from input by Kenneth R. Wright, Wright Paleohydrological Institute, whose pioneering worked helped us understand the Anasazi's water management strategies. At Canyons of the Ancients, Suzan M.W. Craig, Museum Educator, helped me understand the Monument's unique orientation.

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

Librarians at the Mary Wilson Library in Seal Beach, California helped me 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 my friends in the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation and New Mexico Pueblos. I treasure your friendship, value your counsel, and am grateful for bits of your world you have shared with me.