Chaco Canyon hosts the
densest collection of pueblos in the American southwest, and the most significant pre-columbian ruins north of Mexico. I wish I had time to write about the significance of this site (especially the the astroarchaeology stuff - that's my favorite), since I have spent the past two days learning about it from two of the leading archaeologists from the region and two Pueblo scholars (Tessie and Joe, pictured below) - but, seriously, we are scheduled to the minute! I am stealing minutes now after breakfast. The last picture here is of the "Two Marjies." Margie Connolly is the director of the NEH program - truly lovely person. Today we go out in the field for dig #2, so more dirt, dirt, dirt~
Chaco Canyon hosts the 
densest collection of pueblos in the American southwest, and the most significant pre-columbian ruins north of Mexico. I wish I had time to write about the significance of this site (especially the the astroarchaeology stuff - that's my favorite), since I have spent the past two days learning about it from two of the leading archaeologists from the region and two Pueblo scholars (Tessie and Joe, pictured below) - but, seriously, we are scheduled to the minute! I am stealing minutes now after breakfast. The last picture here is of the "Two Marjies." Margie Connolly is the director of the NEH program - truly lovely person. Today we go out in the field for dig #2, so more dirt, dirt, dirt~
4 comments:
Huh. So there really are two Marjies...
Interesting that you're called the "Two Marjies" rather than the "Two Margies..." Was that a consensus, or is this a dictatorship?
I love all of this! My brother is an archeolist who worked at Mesa Verde in the 1960"s. He now lives in Santa Fe and sells American Indian pottery at his gallery on Canyon Road. Be sure to look him up if you make it to Santa Fe. Robert Nichols Gallery. I have been to all of the places that you show including a night at Chaco Canyon with the Stansberry's. What a road in. The entire area is so amazing and beautiful.
Linda Fitz
Mungo, it was a tough decision. But she is also a "Marjorie" so I think it's all a little strange...
Linda - We will be in Santa Fe next week so I will definitely go to your brother's gallery - I was just told to go to Canyon Road!
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