Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Public Education at Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Public Education at Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Tijeras Pueblo is a late precontact period site, located immediately east of the modern city of Albuquerque, NM. Research using archaeological collections from the site has been generated over the past 40 years, illuminating the significance of Tijeras Pueblo as a cultural crossroad associated with dynamic social changes typical of the Pueblo IV Period. In its modern context, this site continues to function as a bridge between cultures, the past, and the present. This session presents a cross section of diverse perspectives and interests involved in understanding, interpreting, and preserving Tijeras Pueblo, including a summary of recent research on the site, the use of the site and its collections as a source for public education, a discussion of management challenges related to its location on a Forest Service administrative complex, and how interpretation and research have benefited from the continued collaboration with descendant communities such as Isleta Pueblo.