Free Archaeology Lecture:

Archaeology along the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail in Colorado.

For generations, authors of elementary and high school history texts - even some college ones - have characterized the Santa Fe Trail as an important U.S. trade route opened by William Becknell in 1821. As is usual in such cases, that "sound bite" of history glosses over a considerably more complex and interesting reality. Archaeological research along the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail in Colorado suggests a different angle of view. The focus is less on those who traveled along the trail and more on those who lived adjacent to it, and what its local meanings and impacts were. Drawing from the work of several archaeologists, case studies from the sites and landscapes of southeastern Colorado provide a sense what life was like for the variety of men, women, and children who made their homes along the trail.

Presentation by Dr. Minette C. Church.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

This talk is part of the monthly general meeting of the Denver Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society.

The event is free and open to the public, visitors are invited.

For more information, contact Phil Waltz at 303-717-8224.

http://www. coloradoarchaeology.org/ Denver/index.htm