Lost World of the Anasazi

More than one thousand years ago, a people known as the Anasazi lived in the North American Southwest. Their culture flourished in the Four Corners, the region where Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico meet. Here they farmed corn, beans, and squash; produced pottery, baskets, and cloth; and engaged in trade. They were master builders and erected magnificent structures several stories high. Then around the year AD.1250, something mysterious occurred. The Anasazi walked away from their world and vanished into history. But why? One place to look for clues is in northwestern New Mexico, among the Anasazi ruins of Chaco Canyon. Through a fascinating text and dramatic photographs, Peter Lourie, guided by archeologist Gwinn Vivian, takes young readers on a journey to the desert land of the ancient Anasazi.