Pueblo Pintado Friends of Archaeology

This will be a long, one-day Saturday field trip, June 25, touring Pueblo I-era sites in the San Juan Basin with Tom Windes, a retired archaeologist from the National Park Service. We will visit two clusters of sites near Pueblo Pintado and near Chaco Canyon. The sites represent the small settlements that are the 9th and early 10th century hamlets and villages that preceded the monumental construction of great houses in Chaco Canyon. These sites are roughly contemporaneous with some of the sites that will be visited on the Dinetah Labyrinth tour earlier in June, but there are significant differences in their appearance.

We have also reserved a group campground in Chaco for the night of June 25. Interested participants are welcome to stay overnight in the campground and join Eric Blinman for an informal tour of downtown Chaco on Sunday morning. Hiking will not be strenuous but high clearance vehicles are recommended and carpooling is highly encouraged.

Trip cost for both days will be $170/FOA members, $190/non-members.  Cost for first day only $85/members, $95/non-members. Spaces are limited. Make reservations beginning May 31, 2016 at 7:00 am by calling (505) 982-7799, ext. 6.

NOTE:  Those signing up for either of the above field trips should attend Eric Blinman’s P1 Brown Bag talk at noon on Tuesday May 24, or at 7:00PM on Thursday evening May 26, at CNMA.  See nmarchaeology.org for details.