Archaeologist to talk about ‘bare earth’ mapping

From left, Ray Kenny, Winston Hurst, Craig Childs and Mark Varien speak on prehistoric human activity in the Four Corners region in 2016. Archaeologist Winston Hurst will present a public lecture on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St.

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From left, Ray Kenny, Winston Hurst, Craig Childs and Mark Varien speak on prehistoric human activity in the Four Corners region in 2016. Archaeologist Winston Hurst will present a public lecture on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St.

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society will present Winston Hurst, an independent archaeologist, consultant, researcher and author at a lecture on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St.

Hurst will present the “Gifts of LiDAR” with a focus of information given about Puebloan Berm-Swale Fields, ancient road systems, Racetracks of the Central Mesa Verde Region and correlating evidence first uncovered in Utah during the nineteenth century.

Discover how road-field landscapes reflect the relationship between ritual running and farming within the ancient Pueblo culture. The free, public lecture will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 515 Park St. in Cortez, on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. For information, contact Dave Dove at davidmdove@msn.com.