“This volume makes many contributions to southwestern archaeology. “This volume contributes to our understanding of Southwest prehistory…In this interplay…comes an increased appreciation for two very different Southwest cultures as well as the evolution and changing nature of complex societies.” Scholars who work outside of the Southwest will enjoy the volume both because of the synthesis it provides and because it illustrates the tenor of, and theory in, current debates about Southwestern prehistory.” “Chaco & Hohokam provides the Southwestern scholar with an insightful comparison of two of the more important regional developments in that area’s prehistory. The individual papers represent some of the best statements on various topics related to Chaco and Hohokam studies.” “In essence, the volume succeeds in synthesizing and presenting in a coherent manner large amounts of recently collected data on two cultural phenomena of the American Southwest. Downum, American Anthropologist 94, December 1992 “This is an ambitious, important, and admirably well edited and coherent work….It should be read by anyone who wishes to know of Chaco and Hohokam, or to take the measure of contemporary Southwestern archaeology.” “If you would learn about computer simulations of ancient water use or of dragging timbers out of the mountains, about turquoise, macaws and mosaic mirrors, consult the book and its imposing list of 500 studies!” Steadman Upham, American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol. It clearly sets forth the state of current knowledge of the Chacoans and the Hohokam.” I commend this book to readers of prehistory.
“ Chaco & Hohokam … is clearly a pacesetting book with appeal for many who find the state of Southwestern archaeology anthropologically interesting….