Calling All Elden Alumni !!!
SAVE THE DATES -June 3, 4 & 5, 2016
You are invited to participate in a very special weekend, as the Elden Pueblo Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Northern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society present:
Elden Pueblo – The Final Story
Yes. The excavation work is finally finished. The analysis is winding up, the artifacts are being curated, and the dust is finally settling. All that remains now is the report! Come get a preview of what we’ve all accomplished. Were you a part of this 38-year process? If so, we invite you to join us for a weekend of reminiscing and telling the final tale.
Friday:
Afternoon- Collections Tours at the Easton Collection Center – Registration required. Fee: $12, or free with MNA membership
Evening- Social Gathering at Beaver Street Brewery, starting at 5 pm
Saturday:
Check-In and Registration at 9 am at Elden Pueblo.
Tour theExcavation Areas throughout the day, featuring our roving archaeologists to answer your questions and provide more information.
Lectures at 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 2 pm – on faunal analyses, stone tool and ornament technologies, comparisons with other Flagstaff area site, and of course…. the FINAL (almost) REPORT, presented by Peter J. Pilles, Jr. at 3 pm.
Potluck, with NAAS, begins at 6 pm; bring a favorite dish to share, followed by merry-making into the evening.
Sunday:
Field Tripsfor all mobility levels begin at 9 am:
Greater Elden Community (up to 4 mile hike across terrain)
Ridge Ruin (drive to site, short uphill walk to main site)
Turkey Hill Pueblo (drive right up to the site)
Plus……… MNA Lecture on a new look for the Ethnography Gallery (admission fee required for non-members)
Program Fee for the Weekend: $25 per participant, plus MNA fees.
Register by May 15, 2016. Free camping at the site is limited; first come, first served.
Questions?? Contact Lisa Deem at eldenpueblo@gmail.com or 928-699-5421
Info and Registration Form: (Click Here!)
