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25) Wild Inferno
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Jamaica Wild risks the dangers of wildfires on the Southern Ute Reservation to go after a missing Ute man, Grampa Ned, who wandered into the area. But she also finds a dying firefighter who sputters a cryptic message before losing consciousness. As the fire rages out of control, Jamaica must decode the message to save the Pueblo people and also her wolf, Mountain.
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"In northwestern New Mexico's Chaco Canyon lies a spectacular array of ruins. Like Stonehenge, they are both a monument to our prehistory and a cryptic puzzle. We know that in Chaco Canyon, one thousand years ago, there arose among the Pueblo people a great and culturally sophisticated civilization. But many questions remain: Just what function did Chaco Canyon fulfill? How great was its extent and influence? Why did its culture collapse?" "First...
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Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Why were the homes built in the cliffs? How were they used and why did the Pueblo move? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding this important historical site. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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Written by an archaeologist who had spent eight years among the Pueblo tribes of New Mexico, it tells the story of the ancestors of the modern Pueblos, the Queres, who are dominated by a powerful secret society called the Koshare or "Delight Makers." Rivalry between clans and a conspiracy to accuse a woman of sorcery touch off war with a neighboring tribe, the Tehhuas, and lead to the destruction of the Queres settlement.
32) The visitant
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At its pinnacle in A.D. 1150, the Anasazi empire was vast and sophisticated, unequaled until the arrival of the Europeans--and then they simply disappeared.Dr. Maureen Cole, one of the world's foremost physical anthropologists, is called in to examine and evaluate a mass grave discovered in New Mexico. The burial site contains nothing but the shattered skulls of women and children. As Dr. Cole works to unravel the mystery of these deaths, strange...
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In September of 1978 the World Heritage Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and cultural Organization selected Mesa Verde National Park to be a WORLD HERITAGE CULTURAL SITE in recognition of the significance of the ancient Pueblo culture that flourished here between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. this is indeed a unique honor of international importance, in that Mesa Verde was one of the first seven sites selected in the...
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In San Geronimo, New Mexico, private detective Howard Moon Deer and former police chief Jack Wilder join forces to investigate the murder of a noted archaeologist, a crime that unearths the ancient secrets of the Anasazi and threatens to ignite a heated war between local Native Americans and the academics excavating on their land.
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In San Geronimo, New Mexico, private detective Howard Moon Deer and former police chief Jack Wilder join forces to investigate the murder of a noted archaeologist, a crime that unearths the ancient secrets of the Anasazi and threatens to ignite a heated war between local Native Americans and the academics excavating on their land.
40) The Pueblo
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An introduction to the food, homes, clothing, crafts, and social life and customs of the Pueblo Indians, a tribe of the southwestern United States.