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Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi)
	Title	Anasazi Archaeology: General Reading List
	Description	This site contains an online bibliography of resources pertaining to Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan) archaeology. The list was compiled by Dr. E. Charles Adams, Dr. Jeffery Dean, and Dr. R. Gwinn Vivian, and is designed to represent "many of the most significant publications in Ancestral Pueblo archaeology over the past 100 years." The list is available in conjunction with Anth 447/547, "Anasazi Archaeology," a course at the University of Arizona.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program, Bibliography
	Link	http://web.arizona.edu/~swst/anth447read.htm
	Title	Anasazi Great Houses
	Description	This online exhibit provides panoramic photographs, maps, and general descriptions of 16 Chaco Great Houses. Also included are references and links to other relevant sites. The exhibit was created by Anne Lawrason Marshall in the Department of Architecture of the University of Idaho
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Online exhibit
	Link	http://www.class.uidaho.edu/chaco/
	Title	Anasazi State Park Museum
	Description	This is the official web site for Utah's Anasazi State Park, which contains the Coombs archaeological site. The web site provides basic visiting information (location, general description, and hours), and some photographs of the collections housed at the museum.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Museum
	Link	http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/anasazi/
	Title	Ancient Cultures of the Southwest
	Description	This site, hosted by the Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College, is a good introduction to the different cultures from the Southwest region. It gives an overview of the current understanding of the Anasazi, Mogollon, Mimbres, Casa Grandes, Hohokam, Sinagua, and Patayan peoples. A map of the area inhabited with a short description of the people, their characteristics, the type of housing they lived in and the pottery they produced is provided for each group. The mission of the site makers was to provide a complete and up-to-date resource for identification of Southwestern ceramic types.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid, Museum
	Link	http://www.beloit.edu/~logan/exhibitions/virtual_exhibitions
	Title	Annotated bibliography of Southern Sinagua archaeology
	Description	This bibliography was compiled in 2002 by Peter J. Pilles, Jr., the Forest Archaeologist at Coconino National Forest. This 14-page resource is a condensed version of a 32-page master bibliography held by Pilles. It contains what Pilles calls the "more significant or pioneering references for Verde Valley prehistory."
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid, Academic program
	Link	http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/swpottery/PubArch/SSBib.htm
	Title	Anth 447/547: Anasazi Archaeology
	Description	This site contains the syllabus for Anth 447/547, Anasazi Archaeology, a course at the University of Arizona.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Syllabus/lesson plan
	Link	http://web.arizona.edu/~swst/anth447.htm
	Title	Archeological Field Work In Northeastern Arizona
	Description	This text, fully titled "Archeological Field Work In Northeastern Arizona. The Museum-Gates Expedition Of 1901"by Walter Hough, was published by the Government Printing Office in 1903 and is available online through the University of Arizona Library's Southwest E-Text Center. It describes archaeological field work in the White Mountains, Little Colorado, and Hopi regions of northeastern Arizona.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Report
	Link	http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/arch/
	Title	Aztec Ruins National Monument
	Description	This is the National Park Service web site for the Aztec Ruins in New Mexico. The site includes administrative data on the park (such as accessibility and physical dimensions of the park) and educational resources (including some online resources) for teachers about the site. It describes the general environment and activities one can expect when visiting the site. Though for the most part, the website pertains to general information about visiting the archaeological site, there is also a page that includes an online publication of the administrative history and cultural discussion of the Aztec Ruins, published in 1990. The web site is a typically descriptive overview similar to most given by the Park Service, but the link to the administrative history and cultural discussion of the ruins provides more in-depth information about the site.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/azru/
	Title	Bandelier National Monument
	Description	Bandelier National Monument is best known for the Ancestral Puebloan ruins it contains, but it also protects some 23,000 acres of wilderness. The National Park Service site for Bandelier National Monument mostly provides background information for tourists planning to visit the park. However, the site also provides access to the 1988 Park "Administrative History" (in the "History and Culture" section) and provides park management information, particularly several environmental impact statements (in the "Management Documents" section).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/band/
	Title	Bibliography of Publications on the Anasazi
	Description	This bibliography provides a good start for researching the Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloans), and includes references for papers, books and articles relating to this topic. The list of references is extensive and dates from the beginning of the 20th century to 2000. Follow the link in the upper right hand corner for links to a database on Chaco Anasazi Outliers and other important informational materials.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/biblio.html
	Title	Bibliography of Southwestern Archaeological Resources
	Description	The "Bibliography of Southwestern Archaeological Resources" is an online, searchable database containing roughly 2000 citations of articles and books related to Southwestern archaeology. According to the introductory description, the majority of citations so far focus on southwest Colorado and the northern San Juan region. However, the database allows researchers to submit suggestions, so the more this resource is used, the broader its coverage will be.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid
	Link	http://www.fortlewis.edu/anthro/bibliography/
	Title	Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College
	Description	The Center of Southwest Studies is the home site of a research center and educational program on the southwest at Fort Lewis college. This site provides information about the Center's Archives, online access to digital images, the Fort Lewis College Library's online catalog, and guides to collections. The site offers various tools for researchers including links to other Southwest programs and archival repositories.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program, Museum
	Link	http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/
	Title	Chaco Culture National Historical Park Museum Collections
	Description	This online exhibit provides access to images and information about the resources in the Chaco Collection (a result of over 100 years of excavation in Chaco Canyon). Object images are organized into 6 categories (daily life, subsistence, technology, trade, communication, and all object images). Also available are slide shows relating to Chaco National Historical Park, and links to other relevant resources.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Digital images, Museum
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/chcu/
	Title	Chaco Culture National Historical Park-National Park Service
	Description	This is the National Park Service web site for Chaco Culture National Historical Park. It contains information for people wishing to travel to or learn more about Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The links to "In Depth" and "View Objects from Chaco Museum Collection" are of particular interest: "In Depth" contains information about the Park's natural and cultural history, while "View Objects from Chaco Museum Collection" has pictures of artifacts found at Chaco and explanations of what they are and how they were used by the people of Chaco, as well as a slide show and a timeline of Chaco. Some useful educational materials are available in the "Education Programs" (http://www.nps.gov/chcu/educational%20materials%20and%20information.htm) portion of the site.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm
	Title	Chaco Digital Initiative
	Description	Chaco Digital Initiative is a research archive that is attempting to integrate the wide collection of information on Chacoan history. To ensure that the materials being integrated into the archive reflect a national perspective a steering committee composed of researchers from around the US was developed. As of 10/31/2005, Phase 1 of the archive - comprehensive archival information about the Neil Judd and Frank Roberts collections at the Smithsonian Institution and partial inventories for Chaco collections at seven other institutions - is online. Users interested in keeping updated on the Initiative may join an email mailing list on the "Contact" page.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research project, Database
	Link	http://www.chacoarchive.org
	Title	Chaco Image Gallery
	Description	This resource provides images of Chaco Canyon. The photographs were taken by Adriel Hiesey and published in the Winter 2000 issue of Archaeology Southwest (Volume 14 No 1).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Digital images
	Link	http://www.centerfordesertarchaeology.org/pages/library/onli
	Title	Chaves-Hummingbird Pueblo
	Description	This site provides information about the Chaves-Hummingbird Pueblo archaeological project. Although not updated since 2001, it does provide maps and general information about research related to these excavations.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research project
	Link	http://www.smu.edu/isem/Hummingbird/index.html
	Title	Cox Ranch Community Research Project
	Description	The Cox Ranch Community Research Project explores the nature of community organization during the Chacoan era (A.D. 1000-1150). This field school, run under the auspices of Washington State University, involves work at one of the southernmost settlements linked to the Chacoan regional system. The WSU field school is directed by Dr. Andrew Duff.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program, Research project
	Link	http://www.wsu.edu/%7Eduff/2005FieldSchoolMainPage.htm
	Title	Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
	Description	The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is a nonprofit organization that promotes the study of the archaeology of the Southwest through volunteer work, educational outreach programs to people of all ages, and professional archaeological research. Crow Canyon (located just outside of Cortez, Colorado) sponsors various trips throughout the Southwest that teach about the cultures of the area, as well as sessions (throughout the year) that allow volunteers to work at archaeological excavations and in archaeology labs; the programs run various lengths, from a couple of weeks to day programs (information in the Programs and Calendar section). The Center also sponsors internships and fellowships to support students of southwestern archaeology. In addition, Crow Canyon publishes their research online, to make the information more accessible and available to a larger audience. These are available in the Archaeological Research Section.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Nonprofit organization
	Link	http://www.crowcanyon.org/
	Title	Edge of the Cedars State Park
	Description	This is the official web site for Edge of the Cedars State Park, which includes an archaeological museum and repository. The web site provides basic visiting information (location, general description, and hours), and some photographs of the collections housed at the museum.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/edge-of-the-cedars/
	Title	Evaluating Models of Chaco
	Description	"Evaluating Models of Chaco" is an online conference sponsored by Stephen H. Lekson and J. McKim Malville of the University of Colorado. Some in-depth descriptive material on Chaco, including an online tour, is included, but the focus of the site is on differing models of Chaco. A bibliography (slightly outdated) is included. The site owners invite feedback, promising to post comments, criticisms, and reactions. Though there is no evidence that the site is current (nothing seems to date beyond the late 90s), this online conference provides a good introduction to competing theories. However, those interested in learning more about Chaco should also consider some more current sources.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Message board/online meeting
	Link	http://www.colorado.edu/Conferences/chaco/open.htm
	Title	Mesa Verde Museum Association
	Description	The Mesa Verde Museum Association supports various interpretive programs, research activities, and visitor services at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. Their web site provides some information about the organization; also included are an online bookstore, an electronic art gallery, and information about current events.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Nonprofit organization
	Link	http://www.mesaverde.org
	Title	Mesa Verde National Park
	Description	This is the official web site for the Mesa Verde National Park, located near Durango, Colorado. The site is very informative, and contains links (from the homepage) to numerous sections of the overall site: Visitor Information; Cliff Dwellings; Educational Resources; Mesa Verde Research; Fire Management; News, Current Events, and Plans; E-Bookstore; Employment; and Mesa Verde Partners; there are also links to the US Department of the Interior, the National Park Service (NPS) Freedom of Information Act, the National Park Service Home webpage, and to other National Parks. The Visitor Information section contains thorough information about the Park and its history, as well as maps, schedules of current events, and weather information. The Cliff Dwellings section provides information about each dwelling in the park, and the Educational Resources section and the Research section include detailed information about other aspects of the park (star gazing, bird watching, etc.) and the work being done to further study the prehistoric cultures in the park and preserve their remains (architectural documentation, assessments of new archaeological sites, etc.).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/meve/
	Title	Mitchell Springs
	Description	The Mitchell Springs Archaeological Complex is located at the head of McElmo Canyon, near Cortez, Colorado. This is the site of the Glendale College Archaeological Field school. The Mitchell Springs web site contains information about the field school, a brief history of research at the site, and more in-depth informatio about current research. [This site was down as of October 31, 2005].
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://users.sisna.com/mitchell/
	Title	Montezuma Castle National Monument
	Description	Montezuma Castle National Monument preserves a five-story Sinagua cliff dwelling located in the Verde Valley of Arizona; this site is the official National Park Service web site for Montezuma Castle. Like all NPS sites, it contains general visitor information; it also contains more in-depth information about the park (in the "In Depth" section) and environmental information (in the "Nature and Science" section).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/moca/
	Title	Native American Rock Art of the Southwestern United States
	Description	This personal web site provides images of rock art from the northern Southwest, focusing on Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont sites. The site is maintained by Doak Heyser.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Personal web site
	Link	http://net.indra.com/~dheyser/rockart.html
	Title	Petroglyph National Monument
	Description	This is the official National Park Service site for Petroglyph National Monument, located in central New Mexico. The Monument "protects a variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 petroglyph images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers." Although these carvings are why the park is named, natural resources that include unique desert flora and fauna are also within the bounds of this park. The monument's web site has information on all the above topics, with many photo galleries and additional links to additional information. Of particular interest is the "In Depth" link (http://www.nps.gov/petr/home.htm), which traces human presence in the Petroglyphs from the Paleoindian period through present day, using archaeological and historical resources.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/petr/
	Title	Pueblo of Sandia Petroglyph project
	Description	This site comes out of field work done by students from the Sandia Pueblo at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico. It outlines the project and provides links to related websites and a report on this petroglyph recording demonstration by Henry Walt and John Brayer. There is also a link to a worldwide list of rock art sites and projects.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.cs.unm.edu/~brayer/rock/sandia.html
	Title	Salmon Ruins
	Description	The San Juan County Museum Association hosts the Salmon Ruins Museum web site. The site provides information about the Heritage Park at Salmon Ruins, which preserves a 250-room Chacoan outlier pueblo. The web site provides information about activities at Salmon Ruins, including tours; it also provides information about the collections and library of Salmon Ruins Museum. The extensive staff listing is a useful source for contacts.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Museum
	Link	http://www.salmonruins.com/
	Title	Silver Creek Archaeological Project
	Description	The Silver Creek Archaeological Project (SCARP) was conducted from 1993 to 2004 under the auspices of the University of Arizona Department of Anthropology. The goal of the project is been to understand changes in community organization between AD 1000 and 1400. The SCARP web page provides an overview of the project, a detailed bibliography, and information about SCARP's years as a University of Arizona field school.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research project
	Link	http://web.arizona.edu/~scarp/index.htm
	Title	Sipapu: Research Papers
	Description	This is a small collection of papers posted by John Kantner as part of his "Sipapu" site. These scholarly papers are mostly ones written by the Kantner for Society of American Archaeology conferences. The page has not been updated since 2005. Submissions are requested.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Resource guide
	Link	http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/papers.html
	Title	Sipapu: The Anasazi Emergence into the Cyber World
	Description	"Sipapu" is a site on the Anasazi designed by archaeologist John Kantner. The site has clearly been designed for the general public, but there is also more in-depth information here. The website contains three sections: Explore Prehistoric Anasazi Architecture, Learn about Anasazi Prehistory, and For the Serious Researcher; the site also contains a Frequently Asked Questions section. The section "For the Serious Researcher" provides access to extensive online bibliographies of information and papers published that relate to Anasazi history.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid
	Link	http://sipapu.gsu.edu
	Title	Site Data from Michael Adler's The Prehistoric Pueblo World, AD 1150 - 1350
	Description	This site provides the site data tables from the appendix of Michael Adler's book, The Prehistoric Pueblo World, AD 1150 - 1350. Data available for each site include number of rooms, number of kivas, dates, and architectural layout. Both DBP and comma-delimited ASCII versions of the data are available.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Database
	Link	http://www.smu.edu/anthro/faculty/mAdler/prepw.html
	Title	The Chaco Portal Web Site
	Description	This web site allows visitors to view a synopsis of archaeological research done on Chaco, to link to other Chacoan web sites, to view and search the bibliography of Chacoan research. Also, it is also possible to view profiles of archaeologists who have done research on some aspect of the Chacoan phenomenon.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program, Online exhibit
	Link	http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/chacoportal/index.htm
	Title	The Darkmold Site
	Description	Darkmold, a Basketmaker II site in the Durango, Colorado region, is the site of the Fort Lewis College archaeological field school. This web site gives information about ongoing research at the Darkmold site as well as information about the field school.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.fortlewis.edu/cmsdocs/anthro/archaeology/fieldsch
	Title	Totah Archaeological Project
	Description	This site provides information about the Totah Archaeological Project, a joint project of San Juan College and B-Square Ranch. The project is focused on the Chacoan Anasazi communities of the Middle San Juan River valley. Though the web site is incomplete, it contains useful information about the project history and research design, some online data, and information about the San Juan College archaeological field school.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/2030.asp
	Title	University of Iowa Archaeological Field School
	Description	This web site describes the University of Iowa archaeological field school, which is located in the Salinas district of central New Mexico, located east of the Rio Grande and southeast of Albuquerque. The major field site, Abó Pueblo, is located 10 miles west of the town of Mountainair. Abó Pueblo is part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. The site provides general information for potential field school participants.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/fieldschools/newmexico.htm
	Title	Utah Museum of Natural History Sandal Exhibit
	Description	This online exhibit provides detailed information about Ancestral Puebolan woven sandals. The exhibit includes a brief history; a detailed explanation of different technologies, styles, and materials; and an online catalog.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Museum, Online exhibit
	Link	http://www.umnh.utah.edu/pageview.aspx?id=15886
	Title	Virtual Reality Archaeology
	Description	This site displays architect Dennis Holloway's virtual reconstructions of a number of archaeological sites in the Southwest. Images are available for Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon), Tyuonyi (Bandelier), Aztec Great Kiva (Aztec Ruins), Deracho (Zuni) and many others. This is an interesting source for images of reconstructions.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Personal web site
	Link	http://www.dennisrhollowayarchitect.com/html/VRArchaeology.h
	Title	Virtual Reconstruction of the Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
	Description	This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectural feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States. This particular model was created using archaeological records from the excavated Chetro Ketl Great Kiva, which is located in Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. The model contains over 1,000 objects.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Personal web site, Digital images
	Link	http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html
	Title	Walnut Canyon National Monument
	Description	Walnut Canyon National Monument preserves Sinagua cliff dwellings located near Flagstaff, Arizona; this site is the official National Park Service web site for Walnut Canyon. Like all NPS sites, it contains general visitor information; it also contains mangement documents (in the "News" section), more in-depth information about the park (in the "In Depth" section), and environmental information (in the "Nature and Science" section).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/waca/
	Title	Wupatki National Monument
	Description	Wupatki National Monument, located in central Arizona, is home to archaeological ruins of at least three ancestral puebloan cultures, as well as a preserve of over 50 square miles of harsh, yet dynamic, high desert. The park's cultural and natural resources reveal "a complex story of people interacting with a living, evolving landscape." This site engages the reader to explore the history of the park ranging from the ancestral puebloans to modem park management, providing educational resources and general information about the National Monument to visitors. Of particular interest is the "In depth" link, which leads to another informative site about the National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/wupa/home.htm/). This site includes pages about the nature and science of the monument, current National Park Service archaeological reports, and information about public outreach and opportunities to help preserve America's "Vanishing Treasures."
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/wupa/