CSWS to host talk on Durango prehistoric population

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College continues its program series, “Celebrating the Preservation of our Natural and Cultural Heritage”, on Tuesday, May 22nd, with a program on the prehistory of the Durango Basketmaker II population.

May is Colorado’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month, and in celebration the Center is pleased to present 10 years of Fort Lewis College Archaeology Field School excavation and research at the Dark Mold site. Located just north of Durango in the Animas Valley and near the Falls Creek Rock Shelters, the Dark Mold site thrived from 700 B.C. until A.D. 450. Speakers Mona Charles and Dawn Mulhern will address the questions of: where did these people come from, what was their culture like, what hardships did they face, and what happened to the population.

Refreshments will be offered beginning at 5:30pm, with the program to begin at 6:00pm. This event is free and open to the public. Please visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu or call 970-247-7456 for further information.