The La Cienega Valley has been a center of Hispanic New Mexican history since the early 1600s. Significant archaeological and documentary resources exist here which allow for an understanding of that history. Two archaeological sites on land owned by Golondrinas provide exciting details about how the valley’s Colonial and Territorial Period Hispanos made a living and interacted with nearby Pueblo peoples. In this talk, Dr. Trigg describes some of the recent excavations being done at the Museum and the continuing work on the materials from LA 20,000, a nearby 17th-century ranch. Together the artifacts, plant and animal remains, architecture, and documents provide a rich picture of life in the 17th through 19th centuries.
Heather Trigg has a PhD in anthropology (archaeology) from the University of Michigan. She is currently a Senior Scientist at the Andrew Fiske Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston. In addition to a life-long passion for the natural world, she has been interested in Southwest archaeology since her first field project on the Navajo Reservation in 1982.
This talk is free to the public. The Zoom link will be sent upon registration. Contact [email protected] if you have any further questions.Â
