Crow Canyon was founded on the idea that the public can play a real role in scientific research. As a citizen scientist you help build new understandings of Ancestral Pueblo communities in the Mesa Verde region. Days move between excavation, the research lab, and evening programs. Age 18 and up. Capacity is held in Altru and released here in real time.
Itinerary
Sun
Arrive campus
Check into cabins or hogans. Orientation in the Gates Building.
Mon–Thu
Field & lab
Units, screens, and artifact processing with Research Institute staff.
Fri
Landscape day
Sites in the Northern Chaco outliers; evening lecture.
Sat
Close
Lab wrap, certificate, depart after lunch.
Included
- Shared lodging
- Meals
- Field equipment
- Evening programs
- Local transport
Research Institute
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Field and lab are staffed by Crow Canyon archaeologists working in collaboration with descendant communities.