Prehistoric New Mexico, first published in 1981 by the state of New Mexico, is the only one of the archaeology overview documents prepared by federal and state agencies in the Southwest during the late 1970s and 1980s that presents a statewide plan for archaeological site conservation and research. Professional archaeologists and students of archaeology will welcome the reissue of this useful reference book.
"The authors present a masterful accounting of what work has been done by archaeologists, what still needs to be done, and how to do it. . . . No other state has produced an evaluation of its archaeology and an intelligent, coherent plan for ensuring that future work be coordinated to address important regional problems."—American Antiquity
