This new overview of archaeology in the American Southwest is a major step forward in recognizing rock art and other artistic media as an avenue into understanding the past.
— Polly Schaafsma, Museum of New Mexico
A beautifully illustrated synthesis of art in the Southwestern archaeology, art that is given context and meaning by being set in a thorough review of the archaeology. All this, and it is written for international audiences!
— Michelle Hegmon, Arizona State University
In this well-researched and up-to-date synthesis, Radosław Polanka brings a unique European perspective to Southwest archaeology that traverses traditional regional boundaries while interweaving meaningful imagery and symbolism. His accessible and pleasing writing style sets artistic expression within broad contexts of cultural history in an insightful manner that will benefit professionals, students, and general audiences alike. Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest should find a well-used home on the bookshelves of readers who have interests in Indigenous histories of the U.S. Southwest as a whole and adjacent northern Mexico.
— Paul R. Fish, professor and curator emeritus, University of Arizona
Written in a highly accessible style, this book should be of great interest to students, scholars, descendant communities, and the general public. Radosław Palonka is one of the few non-U.S. archaeologists studying Southwestern archaeology, and he provides a unique perspective on the region’s past. Because of his experience in southwest Colorado, he also brings in the many nomadic groups’ histories to complement overviews of more sedentary groups. I highly recommend this volume for anyone interested in an overview of Southwest archaeology’s diverse peoples and the art they produced.
— Barbara J. Mills, University of Arizona
Written in a highly accessible style, this book should be of great interest to students, scholars, descendant communities, and the general public. Radosław Palonka is one of the few non-U.S. archaeologists studying Southwestern archaeology, and he provides a unique perspective on the region’s past. Because of his experience in southwest Colorado, he also brings in the many nomadic groups’ histories to complement overviews of more sedentary groups. I highly recommend this volume for anyone interested in an overview of Southwest archaeology’s diverse peoples and the art they produced.
— Barbara J. Mills, University of Arizona