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Behind the Bears Ears; Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred

Behind the Bears Ears; Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred Landscape Paperback - 2020

by R.E. Burrillo

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Salt Lake City, UT: Torrey House Press, 2020. First Torrey House Press Edition. Paperback. New. 407pp. Octavo [20.3cm]. Matte orange wraps. Orange spine with cream lettering. For more than 12,000 years, the wondrous landscape of southeastern Utah has defined the histories, cultures, and lives of everyone who calls it home. Archaeologist and conservationist R. E. Burrillo takes readers on a journey of discovery through the stories and controversies that make this place so unique, from traces of its earliest inhabitants through its role in shaping the study of Southwest archaeology itself—and into the modern battle over its protection.
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2020 Foreword INDIES Editor's Choice Winner

"Burrillo makes a commanding debut in a consistently fascinating distillation of the unrivaled mosaic nature of the land's history."
--THE UTAH REVIEW

For more than 12,000 years, the wondrous landscape of southeastern Utah has defined the histories, cultures, and lives of everyone who calls it home. Archaeologist and conservationist R. E. Burrillo takes readers on a journey of discovery through the stories and controversies that make this place so unique, from traces of its earliest inhabitants through its role in shaping the study of Southwest archaeology itself--and into the modern battle over its protection.

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  • Foreword, 10/26/2020, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2020, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 11/01/2020, Page 104

About the author

R. E. BURRILLO is an archaeologist and conservation advocate. His writing has appeared in Archaeology Southwest, Colorado Plateau Advocate, the Salt Lake Tribune, and elsewhere. He splits his time between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Flagstaff, Arizona.

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