Expanding Our Approaches to American Archaeology: An Example from the Greater Chaco Landscape

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

American archaeology has been in the midst of a transition for many years. Long-suppressed and ignored viewpoints are finally seeing light and interpretations are broadening. In particular, archaeologists are working with Indigenous peoples with new and innovative approaches to understanding the past. As a result, archaeology is changing, although the pace of change is slow. In this presentation, I offer an example from the Greater Chaco Landscape in New Mexico. By working with different Indigenous groups over the last several years, we have increased our understanding of ancestral land use and the great time-depth of connections to Chaco Canyon and the San Juan Basin. This work has also revealed the limitations of a Western-based, colonial approach to the past and illustrates the need for more comprehensive changes to our discipline.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37332.0