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The Museum of Peoples and Cultures produces three kinds of publications:

Popular Series: These publications are intended for lay consumption. Consequently, the language is edited to be friendly to non-professional archaeologists. These books may or may not be refereed but are edited.

Occasional Papers: This is an edited and refereed series focusing on presenting archaeological research carried out by Brigham Young University. These texts are intended for a professional audience and tend to be quite technical. The series editor is Joel C. Janetski.

Technical Series: The Technical Series presents the results of archaeological work primarily done by the Office of Public Archaeology at BYU. The series is not refereed and is edited by OPA staff.

All of the above publications may be ordered through the Publications Office at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures. The Occasional Papers and select Popular Series books are distributed primarily through the University of Utah Press.

Publications Office: Debbie Silversmith; 256 Allen Hall; BYU; Provo, UT, 84602; (801) 422-0024.

University of Utah Press: (801) 581-6771 

Popular Series

 

PS3

$45.00
Relics Revisited: The Pectol-Lee Collection from Capitol Reef, New Perspectives on an Early Twentieth-Century Collection

Edited by Marti L. Allen and Mauri L. Nelson. 2002. Popular Series No. 3. Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. 404 pages, 44 figures, and 20 color plates.

This catalogue is a companion to the exhibition, " In Search of Relics: The Pectol-Lee Collection of Artifacts from Capital Reef, " at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures from June 2001—May 2004.

Contents:
Introduction
In Search of the Ancient Utahns: The Prehistory of the Fremont River Drainage, AD 1–1800, Richard K. Talbot
In Search of Relics: The History of the Pectol-Lee Collection from Wayne County, Shane A. Baker
In Search of Function: The Pectol-Lee Cradle Board, Marti L. Allen & Michelle R. Munsey
In Search of Meaning: The Pectol-Lee Deer Headdress, Marti L. Allen & Michelle R. Munsey
In Search of Insights: Basketry in the Pectol-Lee Collection
Catalogue of Pectol-Lee Collection
Bibliography

 
 

 

PS2

$25.00
Of Earth, Stone and Corn: The Anasazi and their Puebloan Descendants

Edited by Marti Lu Allen and Shane A. Baker. 2000. Popular Series No. 2. Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. 246 pages, 2 tables, and 4 figures and 6 color plates.

This catalogue is a companion to the exhibition, " Of Earth, Stone and Corn ," at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures from July 2, 1999–June 10, 2000.

Contents:
Foreword, Marti Allen
The Anasazi: Who Were They?, Charmaine Thompson
Anasazi Architecture: Pithouses, Kivas, and the Origins of Puebloan Building Types, Jon Baxter
Anasazi Health and Nutrition, Aaron Fergusson
Anasazi Warfare; Conflict in the Prehistoric Southwest, Shaun Nelson
Anasazi Trade, Aubrey Baadsguaard
Anasazi Pottery, Jim Allison
Catalogue

 

 

PS1

$13.00
Archaeology of Clear Creek Canyon

Joel C. Janetski. 1998. Popular Series No. 1. Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young University. xv + 115 pages, 1 table and 73 figures (4 page color insert).

This volume presents the findings of archaeological research that took place from 1983 to 1985 along Clear Creek Canyon in central Utah. This book is distributed by the Museum.

   


Occasional Papers

OP 9

$30.00

New Dimensions in Rock Art Studies

With articles by 8 eminent scholars, this volume contributes significantly to the scholarly literture on rock art of the Intermountain region. It is richly illustrated with color and black and white photographs

Ray T. Matheny, editor

 

OP 8

$12.00

Archaeology at the Boyhood Home of Joseph Smith, Jr. Palmyra, New York

This volume describes the natural setting, artifacts,and architecture found in the excavations of the boyhood home of Joseph Smith, Jr. as well as historical data which help interpret the findings.

Dale L. Berge

 

OP 7

$ 30.00

Clear Creek Canyon Archaeological Project: Results and Synthesis

A synthesis of the Clear Creek Archaeological Project, integrating data, adding to our knowledge of the Fremont, and reconstructing (portions of) Fremont life in Clear Creek Canyon.

Joel C. Janetski, Richard K. Talbot, Deborah E. Newman, Lane D. Richens, and James D. Wilde

 

OP6

$24.00
Rock Art of Clear Creek Canyon in Central Utah

The authors of this report describe, illustrate, and analyze the abundant rock art of Clear Creek Canyon.

Shane A. Baker, Scott E. Billat. 1999. Occasional Papers No. 6, Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. vii + 180 pages, 12 tables, and 116 figures.

 

OP5

$ 50.00

Excavations at Five Finger Ridge, Clear Creek Canyon, Central Utah

This volume reports on the archaeological excavation of the largest Fremont site excavated to date as well as the analyses of the massive quantitiy of material culture recovered.

Richard K. Talbot, Lane D. Richens, James D. Wilde, Joel C. Janetski, and Deborah E. Newman. 2002. Occasional Papers No. 5, Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University.

 

 

OP4

$24.00
Excavations at Icicle Bench, Radford Roost, and Lott's Farm, Clear Creek Canyon, Central Utah

This volume reports on excavations of three Fremont structural sites in the canyon. Two of these were excavated during the BYU Clear Creek project while one (Lott's Farm) was excavated by the Antiquities Section at the Division of State History.

Richard K. Talbot, Lane D. Richens, James D. Wilde, Joel C. Janetski, and Deborah E. Newman. 1999. Occasional Papers No. 4, Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. ix + 161 pages, 69 tables, and 76 figures.

 

 


 

OP3

$30.00
Archaeological Surveys and Limited Excavations, Clear Creek Canyon, Central Utah

This volume presents findings of several archaeological surveys as well as excavations of sheltered sites and granaries in Clear Creek Canyon.

Richard K. Talbot, Lane D. Richens, James D. Wilde, Joel C. Janetski, and Deborah E. Newman. 1998. Occasional Papers No. 3, Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. x + 270 pages, 77 tables, and 132 figures.

 

OP1

$20.00
Wetland Adaptations in the Great Basin: Papers from the Twenty-first Great Basin Anthropological Conference.

Edited by Joel C. Janetski and David B. Madsen. 1990. Occasional Papers No. 1, Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Brigham Young University. vi + 285 pages, 50 tables, and 94 figures.

What's New Today - Friday, May 2, 2008

Block Party

Join the Museum of Peoples and Cultures in celebrating Utah Prehistory Day with a Block Party on Saturday, May 10th.  Demonstrations and food will be available throughout the day.

New Exhibition Opens!

The new exhibition Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain will be opening April 22nd.  It will explore the Kachina Cult of the Southwest.