Tom Windes: Celebrating 40 Years of Innovative Research on the Colorado Plateau.

Summary

Tom Windes has been a leader of innovative research on the Colorado Plateau for over four decades. His early work as the archaeologist on the Manti-LaSalle National Forest in southern Utah lead to one of the first pot hunting prosecutions under ARPA. His Forest Service career was followed by work with the Zuni Tribe and then nearly three decades of association with the National Park Service’s Chaco Center. Tom has become synonymous with all things Chaco, serving as Project Director for the Chaco Center’s work in Marcia’s Rincon and the excavations at Pueblo Alto. Tom continued his association with Chaco Canyon with surveys of the Eastern Community, Navajo sites, and has maintained rain gauges throughout the San Juan Basin. He is an expert on Chuska ceramics and the larger Chacoan world in the San Juan Basin and beyond. For the past 15 years he and a dedicated of volunteers, the Wood Rats, have been mapping and collecting dendrochronological samples from prehistoric sites in SE Utah, Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and historic site in New Mexico. Above all, Tom is an excellent teacher and mentor enriching the lives of his colleagues, dedicated group of volunteers, and students.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Its About Time: Contributions in Honor of Thomas C. Windes   •
• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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Spatial Coverage