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Mesa Verde Program

Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde

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Mesa Verde: Current Questions and Debates in the Discipline of Southwest Archaeology
Recorded February 13, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder

Join our panel of speakers to explore the ongoing questions and debates about Mesa Verde in the field of Southwest Archaeology. What is the significance of Mesa Verde to descendant communities? What role does Mesa Verde continue to play in our shared history? How does archaeology in and about the Mesa Verde region represent the latest developments in the methods, ethics, and theories in archaeology more broadly?

Presented by the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Mesa Verde National Park.
This program is part of a multi-year collaboration between Mesa Verde National Park, 26 associated Native American tribes, and the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History to redesign the exhibits in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum.

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SPEAKERS

Scott Ortman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder

Woody Aguilar, PhD
Historic Preservation Officer
San Ildefonso Pueblo

Elizabeth Dickey
Architectural Historian, Compliance Specialist
Mesa Verde National Park

MODERATOR

Samantha Fladd, PhD
Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder