Berkeley-Abiquiú Collaborative Archaeology Project

Abiquiu Archaeology, episode 2

Abiquiu Archaeology, episode 2 is the second 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 2 documents success in excavating an historic room block with a cooking area containing pottery artifacts and a second space containing tool making artifacts. 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.

Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant

Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant

Pueblo de Abiquiú, N.M.

Genezaro history

Community archaeology

2014

mp4

English, Spanish

Merced del Pueblo Abiquiú Land Grant

Abiquiú, New Mexico

Berkeley-Abiquiú Collaborative Archaeology Project Video Series