Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

Intensive archaeological surveys of The Ridges Basin Valley of Colorado has uncovered 70 new archaeological sites. These sites, mostly pre-contact settlements of the Pueblo I period (725-825 CE), have provided critical new information on urban organization and lifeways. The village of Sacred Ridge, the largest site found thus far in the region, appears to have been abruptly abandoned after a massacre. Analysis of the human remains of victims offers new hypotheses about war and conflict during the latter part of the first millennium AD. Join our host, Dr. Schuldenrein, and special guest and archaeologist, James Potter, as they discuss the Ridges Basin Valley Project and the roles of the media, Native Americans, and local communities in archaeological studies and outreach programs.