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  • Worlds Forever Changed: The Rio Grande Pueblos, First Contact, and the Vázquez de Coronado Expedition (1540-1542)

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    Matthew Schmader (University of New Mexico) The huge exploration led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was the first contact between Ancestral Rio Grande Pueblos and outsiders. Its intended goals failed and the expedition spent the whole winter of 1540-1541 camped in village that was taken over from Southern Tiwa residents. Distrust and strife broke out […]

  • Built In the Past, For the Future: 40 Years of Implementing the City Of Santa Fe’s Archaeological and Historic District’s Code and Ordinance.

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    Paul Duran (City of Santa Fe, Historic Preservation Division) In 1986, the City of Santa Fe established the archaeological ordinance in support of preserving the past for the future. Public education and preservation were hallmarks of the ordinance. Today, the archaeological ordinance is tied to construction permits and development of Santa Fe's infrastructure. Given the […]

  • Hot Histories: How Chile Peppers Conquered the World

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    Katherine Chiou (University of Alabama/AIA National lecturer) Today, chili peppers are central to cuisines across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, but all domesticated chili peppers trace their origins to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Drawing on archaeology, botany, and history, this lecture explores how chili peppers were first domesticated, how they spread across […]