One of the eight ancestral Hopi Pueblos, the Chevelon Pueblo, is located in northeast Arizona. With five hundred room constructed, Chevelon Pueblo is the third largest, and although the groups flourished, they were eventually abandoned. The main goal at this site is to determine why the site became abandoned in the first place. To gather the information needed, excavation strategies must be selected. From earlier discoveries, it has been found that the Pueblo was constructed in three major episodes in the 13th and 14th centuries AD. The pueblo consists of two large room blocks atop a hill and this surrounds a small interior plaza with ceremonial structures called kivas. As the site was being surveyed, various archaeologists found burning in
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In some areas it is possible to see the differences in soil in crops and establishments. In the film, Vikings Unearthed, we were able to see archaeologist Sarah Parcack use satellite imagery to hunt for new undiscovered Viking settlements throughout the world. With the aid of cameras that allow to what is underneath the ground through satellites hundred of miles above the earth, we can find establishments or new discoveries near the Chevelon Pueblo. Since many of these cameras also sense electromagnetic radiation and allow you to see with near infrared, we will perhaps make a startling …show more content…
We will take into consideration the soil samples, weather, the methods used to excavate, remains, sampling strategies, test pits sizes, and the personnel that worked in the project. Artifacts will also be sketched, photographed, and taken to the lab for further analysis. Based on the information we already have about the site and the methods used to excavate, I can assume that the site became abandoned all at one time. If it has been gradually abandoned over time, not everyone would have been able to fix at the site, since many of its rooms were burned. Being one of the three largest Pueblos, I believe it was one of the last to be abandoned as
In some areas it is possible to see the differences in soil in crops and establishments. In the film, Vikings Unearthed, we were able to see archaeologist Sarah Parcack use satellite imagery to hunt for new undiscovered Viking settlements throughout the world. With the aid of cameras that allow to what is underneath the ground through satellites hundred of miles above the earth, we can find establishments or new discoveries near the Chevelon Pueblo. Since many of these cameras also sense electromagnetic radiation and allow you to see with near infrared, we will perhaps make a startling …show more content…
We will take into consideration the soil samples, weather, the methods used to excavate, remains, sampling strategies, test pits sizes, and the personnel that worked in the project. Artifacts will also be sketched, photographed, and taken to the lab for further analysis. Based on the information we already have about the site and the methods used to excavate, I can assume that the site became abandoned all at one time. If it has been gradually abandoned over time, not everyone would have been able to fix at the site, since many of its rooms were burned. Being one of the three largest Pueblos, I believe it was one of the last to be abandoned as