SOUTHWEST SEMINARS | Picuris Pueblo and Chaco

Presented by Dr. Severin Fowles

Archaeologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College, Columbia University.

Tucked away in the mountains at the northeastern margin of the Pueblo world, Picuris is widely regarded as having developed in relative isolation from the central drama of Southwest history: namely, the rise of a politically complex center in Chaco Canyon to the west. Recent research conducted in partnership with the tribe, however, has revealed that this long-held perspective is, quite simply, false. In this talk Dr. Fowles presents new evidence demonstrating a close and evolving connection between Picuris and Chaco, beginning in the 9th century CE. The early history of this connection is strongly evident in settlement pattern and ceramic data. More provocatively, Recent discoveries suggest that the Ancestral Picuris were the most explicit inheritors of the Chacoan tradition of constructing and racing on long-distance ceremonial roads. Offered as a tribute to the late Richard Mermejo—former Picuris governor and stalwart supporter of archaeological research—this talk aims to situate Picuris at the very center of Southwest history.

$20 AT THE DOOR – OR – $75 FOR THE SERIES OF 4 LECTURES

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