Digging in the Southwest

Salt Lake City, UT: Peregrine Smith Books. Near Fine. 1978. Reprint Edition (1978)., with new material added. First published Reprint . Edition. Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows the faintest sun-blanching to the light tan background field of the backstrip; a hint of wear at the lower front corner tip; the binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, a cosmetic imperfection. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.85 inches) . Liberally illustrated with duotone photographs with eight new photographs added to those of the original edition. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Reprint Edition (1978) with new material added. First published in 1933. Trade Paperback. Ann Axtell Morris (1900-1945) was an American archaeologist, artist, and author who largely worked in the U. S. Southwest and Mexico. Some of Morris's most notable work was at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, where she and her husband conducted multiple years of excavation. Morris was an important pioneer in the field of archaeology during a time when the discipline did not largely accept the participation of women. In tandem with her husband and other notable figures in archaeology, Morris traveled throughout the Southwest United States and Mexico with support from the Carnegie Institution to conduct fieldwork in the 1920s and 1930s. Among the many projects she was a part of, Morris was an important addition to the task of documenting and reconstructing the Temple of the Warriors in Chichen Itza. Morris also wrote two influential books: "Digging in Yucatan: Archaeological Explorations in 1924" (1931) and the present volume "Digging in the Southwest" (1933) . As an artist as well, her drawings and watercolor paintings documented and drew interest to a number of significant archaeological sites, including Canyon de Chelly and Mesa Verde. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvi, 301 pages pages .