David Grant Noble is a writer, editor, photographer, and archaeological guide who has long studied the Southwest's deep history and archaeology and traveled widely to photograph ruins, rock art, and landscapes. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, including In the Places of the Spirits and Living the Ancient Southwest. His photographs can be viewed at www.davidgrantnoble.com. Noble has received awards from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and the Western National Parks Association. He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.