Identifying Ancestral Puebloan Pottery
Colorado
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Event Location
Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center
27501 CO-184
Dolores, CO 81323
United States
Event Description
Join Diane McBride—archaeology educator, cultural site steward, and founding Executive Director of the Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance—for a captivating 75-minute lecture on the pottery traditions of Ancestral Puebloan communities in the region surrounding Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Learn how to recognize distinctive styles, forms, and techniques, from Chapin Gray Wares to the intricate black-on-white designs of Mesa Verde.
Following the lecture, enjoy a 45-minute special viewing of pottery and other artifacts from the CANM Curation Lab in the Lowry Room, with Diane and monument staff on hand for Q&A.
Free and open to the public.
Seating is limited.
Registration required.
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