Architectural Documentation at the Montezuma Castle and Casa Grande Ruins National Monuments

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Vanishing Treasures Program: Celebrating 20 Years of National Park Service Historic Preservation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This presentation will discuss a partnership between the National Park Service and the University of New Mexico for in-depth documentation of ancient architecture at the Montezuma Castle cliff dwelling and Casa Grande great house. While the project was initially developed to produce a management plan, it also resulted in the discovery of decorative plaster washes. Colored washes are the primary form of decoration on interior walls and may provide clues to the visual symbolism associated with certain colors and visual effects found on interior walls at both sites. This presentation will highlight efforts to document, manage and interpret these washes.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Vanishing Treasures Program: Celebrating 20 Years of National Park Service Historic Preservation   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 22865