Susan Ryan, a young archaeologist, has some unusual ideas
about why the Anasazi left their homes in the Southwest, 700 years
ago
Magazine
October 3, 2005
Susan Ryan, a young archaeologist, has some unusual ideas about why the Anasazi left their homes in the Southwest, 700 years ago. Also in this issue: In the city of Albuquerque, underdog candidate Eric Griego, a critic of sprawl, challenges incumbent Mayor Marty Chavez, a pro-growth booster.
Feature
Sidebar
The name "Anasazi" has fallen out of favor, but none of
the other names now used for this vanished civilization are
satisfactory, either
Editor's Note
The abandonment of the American Southwest by the Anasazi
700 years ago – and the destruction of New Orleans by
Hurricane Katrina today – show that all civilizations are
fragile, complex, and ultimately at the mercy of the
climate
Essays
It’s time for Americans to remember World War II,
and start planting "Victory Gardens" to save resources
Book Reviews
In Eating Stone, her last book, Ellen
Meloy tells the eloquent, passionate story of the time she spent
studying the Blue Door Band of desert bighorn sheep
Writers on the Range
The so-called "debate" over the teaching of evolution is
really a debate over whether our society will continue to be based
on reality
Heard Around the West
A duck named Gooey; sea lion frat boys; Golden Gate
ostrich; new Utah dinosaur; speeding in Montana; downtown living in
Salt Lake City
Dear Friends
Books for Folks in New Orleans; fall interns Emma Brown
and Michelle Burkhart; clarifications and corrections
News
In the city of Albuquerque, underdog candidate Eric
Griego, a critic of sprawl, challenges incumbent Mayor Marty
Chavez, a pro-growth booster
U.S. Geological Survey gets Yucca Mountain research
funding cut; logging halted on Giant Sequoia National Monument; New
Mexican politicians fight proposal to drill in Valle
Vidal
In Craig, Colo., Moffatt County Sheriff Buddy Grinstead
fights an epidemic of methamphetamine use on the oil and gas
rigs
Energy companies are planning to drill on open space in
Boulder County, Colo.
Anti-grazing activist Jon Marvel makes a deal with
ranching magnate J.R. Simplot, allowing cattle to continue to graze
on federal land in Idaho
Perchlorate, a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel, has
been found in drinking water wells, but that won’t stop the
development of West Creek, a planned community northeast of Los
Angeles
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