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  Title "Salado" Reading List for General Audiences
  Description This bibliography is designed with the general public and beginning students in mind. It may, however, be of interest to the more advanced researcher as well. The reading list contains general articles on the Salado, who lived in Central Arizona during the Classic Period (A.D. 1280-1450) and constructed large platform mounds.
  Language English
  Resource Type Research aid
  Link http://archaeology.asu.edu/library/roosevelt_refs.htm

  Title Anasazi Archaeology: General Reading List
  Description This site contains an online bibliography of resources pertaining to Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan) archaeology. The list was compiled by Dr. E. Charles Adams, Dr. Jeffery Dean, and Dr. R. Gwinn Vivian, and is designed to represent "many of the most significant publications in Ancestral Pueblo archaeology over the past 100 years." The list is available in conjunction with Anth 447/547, "Anasazi Archaeology," a course at the University of Arizona.
  Language English
  Resource Type Academic program, Bibliography
  Link http://web.arizona.edu/~swst/anth447read.htm

  Title Annotated bibliography of Southern Sinagua archaeology
  Description This bibliography was compiled in 2002 by Peter J. Pilles, Jr., the Forest Archaeologist at Coconino National Forest. This 14-page resource is a condensed version of a 32-page master bibliography held by Pilles. It contains what Pilles calls the "more significant or pioneering references for Verde Valley prehistory."
  Language English
  Resource Type Research aid, Academic program
  Link http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/swpottery/PubArch/SSBib.htm

  Title Archaeology of Northwest Mexico: A Bibliography
  Description This bibliography was compiled by David A. Phillips, Jr., RPA, who began this project when he decided to learn the archaeology of northwest Mexico and could not find a comprehensive summary. The bibliography can be searched or one can browse through the list arranged in alphabetical of the authors' last name. Both Spanish and English sources are included.
  Language English
  Resource Type Research aid, Academic program
  Link http://www.unm.edu/~paquime/bibliography/nwmhome.html

  Title Bibliography of Publications on the Anasazi
  Description This bibliography provides a good start for researching the Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloans), and includes references for papers, books and articles relating to this topic. The list of references is extensive and dates from the beginning of the 20th century to 2000. Follow the link in the upper right hand corner for links to a database on Chaco Anasazi Outliers and other important informational materials.
  Language English
  Resource Type Academic program
  Link http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/biblio.html

  Title Bibliography of Southwestern Archaeological Resources
  Description The "Bibliography of Southwestern Archaeological Resources" is an online, searchable database containing roughly 2000 citations of articles and books related to Southwestern archaeology. According to the introductory description, the majority of citations so far focus on southwest Colorado and the northern San Juan region. However, the database allows researchers to submit suggestions, so the more this resource is used, the broader its coverage will be.
  Language English
  Resource Type Research aid
  Link http://www.fortlewis.edu/anthro/bibliography/

  Title Defining the Southwest
  Description "Defining the Southwest" is a project originally developed as a component of a library web exhibit at the University of Arizona. The site is multidisciplinary, with contributions from University faculty in Southwest literature, folklore, anthropology, archaeology, architecture and linguistics. It attempts to "gather multiple visions of what the Southwest might entail." The site's pages include links to historical maps, bibliographies, and digital images. It also offers links and access to student web projects. This page is a good general resource.
  Language English
  Resource Type Library
  Link http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/definingsw/

  Title Edward E. Ayer Collection
  Description The Edward E. Ayer Collection is held by the Newberry Library. The Collection is not specific to the Southwest, but it has been described as “perhaps the finest gathering of materials on American Indians in the world." The Ayer Collection site offers access to an extensive bibliography that may be of use in the study of Native American history in the Southwest. The collections of the Newberry are searchable online.
  Language English
  Resource Type Library
  Link http://www.newberry.org/collections/ayer.html

  Title Evaluating Models of Chaco
  Description "Evaluating Models of Chaco" is an online conference sponsored by Stephen H. Lekson and J. McKim Malville of the University of Colorado. Some in-depth descriptive material on Chaco, including an online tour, is included, but the focus of the site is on differing models of Chaco. A bibliography (slightly outdated) is included. The site owners invite feedback, promising to post comments, criticisms, and reactions. Though there is no evidence that the site is current (nothing seems to date beyond the late 90s), this online conference provides a good introduction to competing theories. However, those interested in learning more about Chaco should also consider some more current sources.
  Language English
  Resource Type Message board/online meeting
  Link http://www.colorado.edu/Conferences/chaco/open.htm

  Title Hopi Basketry Presentation
  Description “Hopi Basketry” is a photo and text presentation on the role of basketry in Hopi life and the technology involved in the creation of Hopi baskets. Part I discusses the History and Meaning of Hopi Basketry, while Part II provides information on basket manufacture and decoration. Part III provides a bibliography for the further study of Hopi basketry and Southwestern craft arts.
  Language English
  Resource Type Online exhibit
  Link http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/baskets

  Title Internet Sacred Text Archive: Southwest
  Description This page provides access to hundreds of classic texts (in the public domain) on the religion, mythology, folklore and spiritual practices of Native Americans of the desert Southwestern region. Hopi, Navajo (Diné) and Zuńi (Zuni) texts are separately cataloged; links to these indices are provided. This index includes texts by such authors as Bandelier and Benedict on Pueblo, Yaqui, Acoma, and Pima groups.
  Language English
  Resource Type Personal web site
  Link http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/sw/index.htm

  Title Navajo Code Talkers: A Select Bibliography
  Description This bibliography, provided by the US Naval Historical Center, contains references relating to the Navajo code talkers of World War II. Although missing many more recent resources, the site provides references to many useful sources on the Windtalkers project.
  Language English
  Resource Type Bibliography, State/federal agency
  Link http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq12-1.htm

  Title Prehistoric Ceramics from Northwestern Chihuahua: Annotations of Selected Works (1828 to 1958)
  Description This annotated bibliography was prepared by Gordon F.M. Rakita of the University of New Mexico. The bibliography is meant to be a "guide and reference manual" rather than a comprehensive listing, as it contains "only those references that made explicit and meaningful mention of Chihuahuan ceramics". It can be downloaded as a Microsoft Word file.
  Language English
  Resource Type Research aid
  Link http://www.unm.edu/~paquime/ceramics/annotations/annotate.ht

  Title Rock Art Studies: A Bibliographic Database
  Description This online bibliography contains over 14,000 citations of resources on rock art worldwide. Though not specific to the Southwest, many resources pertain to this region. It should be noted that this is not a critical bibliography; rather, it is a listing of relevant resources. The bibliography was created by Leigh Marymor and is maintained by the Bancroft Library at University of California/Berkeley.
  Language English
  Resource Type Library, Bibliography
  Link http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/rockart.html

  Title Selected References on North American Indian Rock Art
  Description These references were compiled by the Smithsonian Institution Anthropology Outreach Office. The list of about 50 references includes articles and books from 1929 to 2004. Many of these articles are scholary works, but would probably be easy to find in a unversity library. Since the list has not been updated since 2004, users should be aware that they do not include more recent works. Available in pdf.
  Language English
  Resource Type Museum
  Link http://anthropology.si.edu/outreach/Indbibl/rockArt.pdf

  Title Silver Creek Archaeological Project
  Description The Silver Creek Archaeological Project (SCARP) was conducted from 1993 to 2004 under the auspices of the University of Arizona Department of Anthropology. The goal of the project is been to understand changes in community organization between AD 1000 and 1400. The SCARP web page provides an overview of the project, a detailed bibliography, and information about SCARP's years as a University of Arizona field school.
  Language English
  Resource Type Research project
  Link http://web.arizona.edu/~scarp/index.htm

  Title Southwest Jewish Archives
  Description The Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives at the University of Arizona Library chronicles the experience of Jewish settlers in the Southwest. The website describes the Archives' mission and holdings, presents several educational online exhibits, provides information about historical research projects, suggests links for futher information, and also contains a very useful bibliography of suggested readings. This site is highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of different ethnic and religious groups that settled the Southwest.
  Language English
  Resource Type Library
  Link http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/bloom/

  Title Tubac through Four Centuries
  Description This history of Tubac (by Henry F. Dobyns) is available online through the University of Arizona Library's Southwest E-Text Center. This contains a detailed narrative of the history from pre-Spanish times through the Mexican military colony; appendices including a timeline; and a comprehensive bibliography.
  Language English
  Resource Type Bibliography
  Link http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/tubac/

  Title Western Apache and Yavapai Ceramics Bibliography
  Description This portion of the Virtual Ceramic Manual at NAU provides a bibliography of key resources on Western Apache and Yavapai ceramics. Links to more in-depth descriptions of Tizon Brown Ware and Apache Plain Ware are also provided.
  Language English
  Resource Type Bibliography
  Link http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/swpottery/Western%20Apache-Yavapai/Ya