The Collection
The primary assemblages in the Arroyo Hondo
collection are the artifacts, human and animal remains, and the documentation, including
manuscripts, maps, photographs and publications. The collection includes approximately
345,000 objects from the four years of excavation and survey at the Arroyo Hondo site. The
documentation includes over 25,000 photographs and 10,000 records. This material has been
the basis for previous analyses that have resulted in a dozen scholarly reports including
eight of a projected ten-volume series published by SAR Press. These volumes deal with
regional ecology, archaeological settlement survey, prehistoric climate, paleozoology,
paleobotany and nutrition, paleopathology and demography, ceramic and lithic artifacts,
and architecture. The final two summary volumes, one scientific, one popular, will
complete the series as originally planned to describe life and change at Arroyo Hondo
Pueblo.
Due to the immensity of excavated remains, the Arroyo Hondo collection is an
outstanding resource for scholars of Southwestern archaeology, and the extensive section
of documentation accompanying these remains make this collection even more invaluable.
The School has completed a preservation and access project with the Arroyo Hondo
archaeological collections with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities,
involving the conservation of artifactual and archival materials from the project, as well
as complete renovation of the storage facilities. Construction of an adjacent research
office has also been completed, and this addition provides an outstanding work environment
for staff and visiting researchers.
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION:
To apply for scholarly access to the Arroyo Hondo Repository, send a letter to the
address below briefly describing your project and an approximate schedule for the
requested period of research. Any high-quality, funded research project will be
considered, especially those at the forefront of pre-contact archaeology in the American
Southwest. Though all eligible requests are welcome, the staff of SAR reserves the right
to refuse access to any applicant.
The School for Advanced Research
Attn: Kathy Whitaker, IARC Director
P.O. Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
