Background
Gumerman, George John was born on February 6, 1936 in Milwaukee. Son of George John and Josephine (Berdoll) Gumerman.
( Black Mesa, Arizona, has sheltered human beings for ove...)
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.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0809314002/?tag=2022091-20
( Finally! A modern book in the field of Southwestern arc...)
Finally! A modern book in the field of Southwestern archaeology that can be read, understood and enjoyed by everyone. —Books of the Southwest "In clear and nontechnical language it provides readers with a synopsis of Anasazi prehistory and cultural ecology. ...Gumerman's work is especially useful for anyone seeking an on-site' introduction to some of the basic techniques and research orientations of modern American archaeology. Highly recommended for students and general readers." —Choice "It should be read with thoughtful care by the professional' archaeologist and ethnographer. And it will even more effectively serve the informed general reader, unconcerned with academic minutiae, through its fresh and direct exposition of the procedures, frustrations, and rewards of the calling." —The Kiva "An outstanding success....a readable book that is suitable for professional archaeologists and the general public as well." —North American Archaeologist "A readable book that is suitable for professional archaeologists and the general public." —North American Archaeologist
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816513406/?tag=2022091-20
Gumerman, George John was born on February 6, 1936 in Milwaukee. Son of George John and Josephine (Berdoll) Gumerman.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1960. Master of Arts, University Arizona, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1969.
Assistant professor, Prescott (Arizona) College, 1969-1973; associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1973-1974; professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1974-1991; research professor archaeology, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1991; director Center for Archaeol. Investigations, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1981-1991. Member science board Santa Fe (New Mexico) Institute, since 1991.
( Finally! A modern book in the field of Southwestern arc...)
( Black Mesa, Arizona, has sheltered human beings for ove...)
Board trustees Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, Arizona, since 1989, Southwest Parks & Monuments Association, Tucson, since 1992. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Professional Archaeologists, American Anthropol. Association, Society of America Archaeology (Distinguished Service award 1992), School American Research.
Married Sheila Jane Gumerman, December 27, 1959. Children: George John, Steven James.