Berkeley-Abiquiú Collaborative Archaeology, Project episode 1
- Title
- Berkeley-Abiquiú Collaborative Archaeology, Project episode 1
- Description
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Abiquiu Archaeology, episode 1 is the first in a series of short videos documenting the Berkeley-Abiquiú Collaborative Archaeology Project (BACA), a community archaeology field project conducted during the summer of 2014 on behalf of the the Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant and el Pueblo de Abiquiú Library and Cultural Center by UC Berkeley Archaeologists led by Dr. Jun Sunseri. The overall goal of the BACA project was to illuminate the history of Abiquiú as a Genízaro place where indigenous people who were captured or sold into indentured servitude and their descendants were relocated and organized into Spanish Colonial communities.
Episode 1 documents success in locating and excavating an historic well. The video was professionally produced by New Mexico Video Services of Española and features Jun Sunseri, student volunteer Daniel Reyes, and community historian David Lopez. - Creator
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Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant
- Date Created
- 2014
- Place
- Abiquiú, New Mexico
- Rights Holder
- Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant
- Format
- mp4
- Language
- English, Spanish
