A Century of Research on the Santa Fe National Forest and Its Impact on Our Understanding of Archaeology in the Northern Rio Grande

  • 14 Jan 2014
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Kit Carson Electric - 118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos
 

 

Topic:  A Century of Research on the Santa Fe National Forest and Its Impact on Our Understanding of Archaeology in the Northern Rio Grande

Speaker: Mike Bremer, Forest Archaeologist, Espanola Ranger District, Santa Fe Nat. Forest

Location:  Kit Carson Electric - 118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos

When:       January 14, 2014, 7 PM

Abstract:   The Jemez and Pecos Forest Reserves were set aside in the early part of the 20th century at the same time archaeological research began in the Upper Rio Grande.  Within the boundaries of the two Forest Reserves and when later combined into the Santa Fe National Forest extensive research was conducted by numerous individuals and institutions synonymous with the development of our understanding of cultural development in the upper reaches of the Rio Grande River.  This talk traces the history of this research within the Forest and synthesizes our dynamic understanding of cultural development in the region.

About Mike Bremer:

Brief Bio:  Undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona.  First work with the Arizona State Museum during the middle and late 1970s.  Worked at the same time for private contracting firms and the National Park Service in areas as diverse as the Santa Rita Mountains, east central Arizona and the Grand Canyon.  In 1980 moved to Flagstaff for graduate degree at Northern Arizona completed in 1987.  Started working for the Coconino National Forest as a work study student and then a permanent employee in 1987.  Between 1980 and 1987 also worked with the Park Service at Wupatki and Walnut Canyon National Monuments as well as Death Valley.  Also ran a small contracting firm and worked sporadically for the Arizona State Museum (again) and Northern Arizona University.  In 1992 left Flagstaff to be the District Archaeologist on the Espanola Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest and became the Forest Archaeologist in 1995 and where I currently reside   

 

Join other TAS members and our speaker for Dinner at 5PM

Guadalajara Grill South, 1384 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, across from Ace Hardware.

Arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 PM, place your order at the front, and take your number to the back room.  No reservations needed!



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