Until now archaeologists have been capable of little more than speculation concerning the extent of human mobility in the prehistoric Southwest. According to George J. Gumerman in his Foreword to this book, however, Shirley Powell’s study has changed that. Using a combination of archaeological and ethnological data she has been able to demonstrate that certain periods on Black Mesa in Northeastern Arizona are characterized by great mobility while at other times the Mesa had a more sedentary population. She has taken the question of seasonality in occupation from the realm of speculation to that of testable hypothesis.”
Powell’s major concern throughout this study is with behavior variability. Specifically she addresses the adequacy of behavioral interpretations of material culture patterns for the Black Mesa region of northeastern Arizona.” She notes that sometimes the descriptions from which explanations of variability are based are misleading or incorrect. Examining the relationships among environment, subsistence, and mobility strategies,” she emphasizes the role of seasonability in site locational strategies. Using data derived from ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological sources, she develops a model of subsistence/settlement interrelationships, which she tests by using material culture remains from prehistoric sites.”

Mobility and Adaptation: The Anasazi of Black Mesa, Ariizona (Publications in Archaeology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Powell, Shirley

Social Sciences

Southern Illinois University Press

Black Mesa, Arizona, has sheltered human beings for over 8000 years. For two decades, with the support and assistance of the Peabody Coal Company, archaeologists and other scientists have sought an understanding of how and why those ancient peoples lived as they did.
Powell and Gumerman, the principal researchers of one of the largest and longest-running projects in the history of North American archaeology, recognize that only parts of past cultures survive to be discovered and analyzed, but they stress that the material items archaeologists do recover can tell us a great deal about the nonmaterial aspects of the culture in which they were used.
In four cultural historical chapters Powell and Gumerman focus in turn on each of the major occupations of Black Mesa: the Archaic (6000 B.C.), Basketmaker II (ca. the time of Christ), Puebloan (A.D. 8001150), and the Navajo (A.D. 1825 to the present).
The 125 photographs, 41 line drawings by Thomas W. Gatlin, and 20 pages of full-color illustrations communicate the fascination of archaeological discovery and add an extra dimension to the authors’ stories of ancient and modern life on Black Mesa.

People of the Mesa: The Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona

Gumerman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus George J.

One hundred thirty-two species, subspecies, and varieties of cacti may be found in Texas. About one hundred of them occur in the state’s Trans-Pecos region, one of the most cactus-rich areas of the United States, but at least one kind can be found in every county of the state. This volume is an identification guide to the genera, species, and varieties of Texas cacti, with maps showing the distribution of each. Based on the comprehensive reference Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Regions (2004), by A. Michael Powell and James F. Weedin, this field guide provides briefer, less detailed treatments of the entire state’s species for educated general readers. More than three hundred beautiful full-color photographs of the cacti in flower and in fruit, each placed with its description in the text, highlight the book. Readers may identify cacti using color photographs of the plants, keys, distribution maps, and descriptions of the vegetative characters, flowers, and fruits. The introduction―full of details about the biology and morphology of the family Cactaceae and the uses, horticulture, and conservation of cacti―is an important reference for general readers. A glossary of cactus terms, an exhaustive list of literature, and a thorough index complete the book. This guide was designed for use by naturalists and hobbyists as well as serious students. Visitors to the national parks, state parks, and other natural areas of Texas will find it essential to identifying the cacti.

Cacti of Texas: A Field Guide, with Emphasis on the Trans-Pecos Species (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)

Science & Math

Powell, A. Michael

Weedin, James

Biological Sciences

Texas Tech University Press

Parachutes: Poems and short stories

Mouth of the Dragon Press

The Walls Around Me: Undeniable You

Johnson, Jay

Price, Laura

Gray, Haley Lynn

Dubois, Myrtha

Gray, Ivan A

Wright, Miriam M

Vicks, Renetta

Rumph, Pastor Priscilla Lynn

Pro, Irene

Religion & Spirituality

Independently published

This bestselling book is written from personal experience and shows how a Christian can become free from demonic oppression through personal praying and the application of biblical truth. Christian Set Yourself Free is being used worldwide as a balanced and practical teaching resource for the Body of Christ. It has helped many to become free in areas which previously seemed impossible.

Christian, Set Yourself Free

Powell, Graham

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

Sovereign World, Ltd.

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