Identifier: n1314elpalacio10archuoft (find matches)
Title: El Palacio
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Archaeological Society of New Mexico Museum of New Mexico School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)
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Publisher: Santa Fe, N.M
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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, the North American Indian. WORK IN THE FIELD Excavating Pueblo Bonito. Neil Judd, formerly of the stafí of theSchool of Amencan Research, was inSanta Fe on May 4th on his way to theChaco Canyon, where he will havecharge of exploration and excavation forthe National Geographical Society. Thework is to be on a larger scale than anyas yet undertaken in the Southwest. Theexcavation of the Pueblo Bonito begunseveral years ago and then abandoned,is to be completed and the building inpart restored. The ruin of the Pueblo delArroyo near by is also to be excavated.Both sites are near Chettro Kettle, thegreat community house the excavation ofwhich was inaugurated by the School ofAmerican Research last year, with signifi-cant results that have already been pub-lished in part. The Geographical Soci-ety, on recommendation of Sylvanus G.Morley, also formerly with the School ofAmerican Research, is planning a fiveyears campaign. Mr. Judd has beengranted a leave of absence by the Bu- 10 EL PALACIO
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< < reau of Amencan Elhnolcgy m order lodo this work, and will have as his assist-ant Mr. Earl Morris also formerly with iheSchool of Amencan Research but of latewith the Amencan Museum of NaturalHistory, for which fie excavated tfie ruinsat Aztec. Mr. Judd will employ most-ly Pueblos from Zuni in bis work, butexpects also to have a small number ofNavajoes employed. He will make Gal-lup his headquaiters. There is a reportof the probability ol a fhird expeditionundertakmg to excávale one of the olherlarge communily houses m ihe Chaco Canyon, which is a National Monument,and which the National Parks Service in-lends to feature in its publications in thefuture, bringing many tourists to that partof the Navajo Reservalion. Concession in Palestine. The Pennsylvania üniversity Museumhas received from the Government ofPalestme a concession to excávate theruins of Beisan, the ancient Beth-shan ofthe Bible. Clarence S. Fisher, who con-ducted the Museums work in Egypt, goesto Palestine

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