Experimental Construction and Traditional Maintenance: Pathways to Practice in Ruins Stabilization

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Tuzigoot pueblo (AD 1125 – AD 1400) has a nearly 85 year history of ruins stabilization, resulting in 25 different stabilization mortar types and methods of application. In 1998, Tuzigoot National Monument, through the Vanishing Treasures Program, set forth on a program of removing previous stabilization materials and replacing them with a standardized soil cement. While the underlying stabilization goals have remained the same for Tuzigoot pueblo, the underlying practice of ruins stabilization has evolved based on the preservation crews and their experiences. This poster presents how traditional stone masonry maintenance at Hopi, as well as experimental stone masonry reconstruction of a Sinaguan structure helped shape a unique perspective on the practice of ruin stabilization at Tuzigoot National Monument.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 22862