Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah
Fremont is a culture (ca. 300-1300 A.D.) first defined by archaeologist Noel Morss in 1928 based on characteristics unique to the area. Initially thought to be a simple socio-political system, recent reassessments of the Fremont assume a more complex society. This volume places Fremont rock art studies in this contemporary context. Author Steven Simms offers an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview using the principles of analogy and current archaeological evidence. Simms takes readers on a trip back in time by describing what a typical Fremont hamlet or residential area might have looked like a thousand years ago, including the inhabitants' daily activities. François Gohier's captivating photographs of Fremont art and artifacts offer an engaging complement to Simms's text, aiding us in our understanding of the lives of these ancient people.

Winner of the Utah Book Award in Nonfiction.
Winner of the Society for American Archaeology Book Award for Public Audience. 

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Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah
Fremont is a culture (ca. 300-1300 A.D.) first defined by archaeologist Noel Morss in 1928 based on characteristics unique to the area. Initially thought to be a simple socio-political system, recent reassessments of the Fremont assume a more complex society. This volume places Fremont rock art studies in this contemporary context. Author Steven Simms offers an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview using the principles of analogy and current archaeological evidence. Simms takes readers on a trip back in time by describing what a typical Fremont hamlet or residential area might have looked like a thousand years ago, including the inhabitants' daily activities. François Gohier's captivating photographs of Fremont art and artifacts offer an engaging complement to Simms's text, aiding us in our understanding of the lives of these ancient people.

Winner of the Utah Book Award in Nonfiction.
Winner of the Society for American Archaeology Book Award for Public Audience. 

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Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah

Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah

Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah

Traces of Fremont: Society and Rock Art in Ancient Utah

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Overview

Fremont is a culture (ca. 300-1300 A.D.) first defined by archaeologist Noel Morss in 1928 based on characteristics unique to the area. Initially thought to be a simple socio-political system, recent reassessments of the Fremont assume a more complex society. This volume places Fremont rock art studies in this contemporary context. Author Steven Simms offers an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview using the principles of analogy and current archaeological evidence. Simms takes readers on a trip back in time by describing what a typical Fremont hamlet or residential area might have looked like a thousand years ago, including the inhabitants' daily activities. François Gohier's captivating photographs of Fremont art and artifacts offer an engaging complement to Simms's text, aiding us in our understanding of the lives of these ancient people.

Winner of the Utah Book Award in Nonfiction.
Winner of the Society for American Archaeology Book Award for Public Audience. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781607810117
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Publication date: 04/01/2010
Edition description: 1st Edition
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 8.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Steven R. Simms is a professor of anthropology at Utah State University. He is the author of Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau.; François Gohier grew up in the Basque country in southwest France. He is a professional photographer and lives in San Diego, California.   

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Traces of Fremont: Introduction

My Messages
How Can We Know?
Fremont Archaeology
Life at a Fremont Hamlet
Tempos of Life and Landscape
The Kinship of Farming
Surplus, Storage, Power, and Display
A Population Dynamic
Fremont Big Villages
Fremont Dispersed Communities
Fremont Corporate Groups?
Power and Leadership
Landscape and the Fremont Culture
Fremont Origins
The Fremont Frontier
Fremont Rock Art
The Roots of Fremont Rock Art
Fremont Rock Art: Themes, Unity, and Variation
Rock Art and Fremont Society
Traces of Fremont: Postscript

Photograph Credits
Notes
References
About the Authors
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