Stephen H. Lekson
Author of The Chaco Meridian: Centers of Political Power in the Ancient Southwest
About the Author
Stephen H. Lekson is curator emeritus of archaeology and professor emeritus of anthropology at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, Boulder. He has directed more than twenty archaeological projects throughout the Southwest and has published widely. His most recent books include A show more History of the Ancient Southwest and Chaco Meridian. show less
Works by Stephen H. Lekson
The Archaeology of Chaco Canyon: An Eleventh-Century Pueblo Regional Center (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) (2006) 39 copies, 1 review
The Chaco Meridian: One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest (2015) 29 copies, 1 review
The Chaco Canyon Community 1 copy
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- Gender
- male
- Education
- Case Western Reserve University (BA|Anthropology)
Eastern New Mexico University (MA|Anthropology)
University of New Mexico (Ph.D.|Anthropology) - Occupations
- professor of anthropology
- Short biography
- Lekson's research area is the archaeology of the North American Southwest. His research interests are in the origins of government, regional patterning, and architecture. His publications encompass the archaeology of Chaco, Mesa Verde, Mimbres Mogollon, Hohokam, and Casas Grandes; Apache ethnohistory; and archaeological method and theory. He also teaches and publishes in Museum Studies.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Colorado, USA
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The Chaco Meridian: One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest by Stephen H. Lekson
If you want to read more about Chaco and the “lost” empire of the Anasazi in the US Southwest, there’s no finer place to start than Stephen Lekson’s book The Chaco Meridian. Lekson is the complete opposite of the dry academic — his books and papers are replete with Monty Python jokes, horrible puns and the like, and he’s quite controversial in his field, and politely merciless to his detractors. You’ll enjoy it.
This is a part of the Chaco Canyon Series published by University of Utah Press by a well respected scholar of the area. This book contributes over 150 maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs exemplifying the architectural designs and methods of the many Great Houses.
The Archaeology Of Chaco Canyon: An Eleventh Century Pueblo Regional Center (School of American Research Advanced Seminar) by Stephen H. Lekson
This is a collection of 20 authors published by the School of American Research. It is considered a landmark book because it details most of the major topics on Chaco and includes maps and illustrations.
Archeology, Anthropology, Science, Pueblo, New Mexico
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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