SOUTHWEST SEMINARS | History & Landscape at Two Chacoan Communities in New Mexico

Presented by Dr. Kellam Throgmorton

Archaeologist and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University; Field Director, Northern Chaco Outliers Project, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center; Director of NAU Lithic Artifact Lab; Public archaeology with 20 years of research addressing cultural landscapes, monumentality, and sociopolitical organization; landscape archaeology and architecture; My dissertation considered Chaco landscapes as a form of political action. Fieldwork conducted at two Chaco outlier communities: Morris 40 (near Farmington) and Padilla Wash (within Chaco Culture National Historic Park. Assisted in research at numerous outliers: Chimney Rock, Las Ventanas, Haynie Site, and Aztec North. Study of political power influence on thoughts, actions, and the organization of human societies.