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Tijeras Canyon: Analyses of the Past (Maxwell Museum of Anthropology publication series)

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There are probably people alive who would find this book gripping reading. They are, however, all professors of anthropology.
This book is dense and studded with jargon, though I'm very happy it exists. It's informative, packed with facts, and--as far as I can tell from the research I've done--entirely accurate. It contains wonderful photos of the towns of Tijeras Canyon and the Sandia Mountains, and amazing information on the area and its prehistory.
For students of the area who have already read the more plainly written information on the towns of the Sandia Mountains, this is well worth buying to expand your knowledge. I particularly like Chapter 3, "Development of the Tijeras Canyon Hispanic Communities."
I recently wrote and compiled a photo history of the towns of the Sandia Mountains, and this book was a great help to me.
Wade through the technical terms and the densely packed tone, and you are guaranteed to learn something here, even if you're just a student of the world around you.