Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau

Steven R. Simms is Professor of Anthropology at Utah State University , where he had taught since 1988. He has served as President of the Great Basin Anthropological Association, editor of the journal Utah Archaeology, and director of over 50 archaeological research projects throughout the Great Basin region. He has authored over 50 published articles and 80 research reports on a variety of archaeological topics.

• 1: The Ancient World of the Basin-Plateau; 2: Ancient Climate and Habitats; 3: The First Explorers, Colonists, and Settlers; 4: Eons of Foragers; 5: The Fremont; 6: The Late Prehistoric Millennium

"This is a masterful work crafted by one of the few archaeologists working in the Great Basin today that could pull together the detail necessary for a major synthesis of the area while at the same time imparting an absolute wealth of anthropological theory, reasoning, and perspective." -Mark W. Allen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona"The book is an excellent summary of the current state of knowledge in Great Basin prehistoric archaeology. The book is made very accessible to the educated lay reader by enhancing otherwise dry technical data and arcane professional debates with rich interpretation and analogies that bring the past into the present and make it relevant." -Matthew Seddon, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, State of Utah"Here is, finally, what so many have been waiting for: a concise, readable, and intelligent prehistory of the Great Basin. Simms has produced a thought-provoking synthesis of not only data, but current arguments; both professionals and the interested public will find this volume interesting and useful." -Robert L. Kelly, University of Wyoming"At long last we have a book on the prehistory of the GreatBasin/Colorado Plateau written by an archaeologist for publicconsumption. Simms is intimate with the regional archaeology and in this work demonstrates his grasp of critical issues as well as the details of the human history in this fascinating area. Simms writes exceptionally well and exhibits his in-depth knowledge of the abundant ethnographic and archaeological literature in this well-illustrated volume. I heartily recommend Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau." -Joel C. Janetski, Brigham Young University