Pueblo+People

Many of the Pueblo peoples of New Mexico and Arizona trace their ancestry back to ancient pueblos in southwestern Colorado, including those at Mesa Verde National Park.  We are working on developing our own theories about why the Ancestral Puebloan people chose to live where they did and learning about possible reasons why they migrated south.

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The video "Visit with Respect" is a very important introduction to archaeology in the Southwest region and the importance of respecting the culture that is being researched. media type="youtube" key="UJXh9fFCpOs" height="315" width="420"

Much of our exploration will be based on Crow Canyon Archaelogical Center's research at Woods Canyon in Colorado. We will learn about this special place through the website Woods Canyon Pueblo: Life on the Edge.

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Castle Rock Pueblo: A Trip Through Time, also created by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, is another great source of information. This website traces the history of Castle Rock Pueblo in three time periods: the 1200s when the Ancestral Puebloan people lived there, the 1800s when Utes and Caucasian homesteaders, as well as others settled in the area, and the 1990s when Crow Canyon archaeologists did excavations at Castle Rock.