“A Look into the West” is the topic for a May 15 talk at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith that will cover three archeological sites in New Mexico.

 

The 7 p.m. meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in room 211 of the Math-Science Building at UAFS.

 

Speaking will be Kelsey Bean of Fort Smith, who will graduate from UAFS in May with a bachelor’s degree in history/historical interpretation and a minor in anthropology. Bean will leave for Wyoming after graduation, where she has accepted a position with the U.S. Forest Service at Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark in Bighorn National Forest.

 

“New Mexico offers an abundance of archeological sites, many of which have been made into national parks or state parks,” said Bean. “The preservation of these places offers visitors the chance to glimpse into the lives of the Pueblo people before the arrival of Europeans.”

 

Bean said many people of the Southwest built extensive and complex structures, with remains that can be found throughout New Mexico. Her presentation will look at three sites being preserved -- Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, Bandelier National Monument and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.

 

The talk is for a meeting of the Ark-Homa Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society and the Oklahoma Anthropological Society. It is hosted by the research station located at UAFS.

 

For more information, contact Tim Mulvihill, UAFS research station archeologist, by telephone at 479-788-7812 or by email at tim.mulvihill@uafs.edu.