The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society will host a lecture with James Allison, who will present on excavation research in Montezuma Canyon.
The event will be held Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at Methodist Church, 515 Park St. in Cortez. This lecture is part of the Four Corners 2024 Lecture Series.
According to a news release from the Hisatsinom Chapter, Brigham Young University has been involved in archaeological excavations in Montezuma Canyon for 65 years, with 15 field schools conducting projects.
Most recently, Allison conducted excavations at Coal Bed Village from 2018 to 2022, joined by colleagues from Weber State University and New Mexico State University.
The lecture will consist of Allison’s summary of the findings of these excavation efforts, as well as some findings from collections research conducted in the past five years, the release said.
Allison began a career in archaeology in 1984 with a BYU field school at Nancy Patterson Village. He received a Master of Arts degree from BYU, then a Ph.D. in anthropology from Arizona State University in 2000. He returned to BYU and is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology. He has directed other excavation projects in various parts of the Southwest, and has focused on the social and economic organization of ancient farmers.
