St. Francis at Chimayo Tile NM suicide and he points the

suicide and he points the way to a new understanding of how a vibrant civilization collapsed

forced migration

the "Chaco synthesis" of the 1990s

Two decades after the latest and largest program of field research at Chaco the National Park Service's "Chaco Project" (1971-1982)the original researchers and other leading Chaco scholars convened to evaluate what they now know about Chaco in light of new theories and new data

numerous period photos

St. Francis at Chimayo Tile NM suicide and he points theThis handmade, heat resistant tile painted by Carolyn Barford features Saint Francis at the church in Chimayo. After graduating from Hartford Art School with a BFA as a sculpture major, Carolyn knew she wanted to move to the southwest. She found herself living in a small farmhouse and raising animals. She began drawing some little characters as if they were living her life. They seemed to be doing a good job of it and so they developed a life of their