Excavations at Broken Flute Cave, Arizona and La Plata District, New Mexico
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content: HSFA 1987.5.1
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content: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
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content: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History films
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content: 1 Film reel (13 minutes, black-and-white silent; 800 feet, 16mm)
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content: circa 1930s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Footage documenting two archaeological excavations at Anasazi sites in the American Southwest conducted by Earl H. Morris, University of Colorado. Broken Flute Cave, in Eastern Arizona, is thought to have been occupied from Basket Maker III culture through early Pueblo culture. Tree ring dating has revealed dates for the latter half of the AD 600s. Shown in the film are the excavated remains of pueblos and circular cliffside dwellings, as well as cultural materials. Included in these are the site's namesake, a broken wood or bone flute, as well as possible preserved organic material. The film dedicates a greater amount of time to the site of La Plata, in Northwest New Mexico. This film contains footage of the excavation of multiple kivas and pueblos, several human burial sites, typical black on white ceramics characteristic of the Pueblo III (Mesa Verde) period, corrugated wares representing different stages in Pueblo ceramic industry, and excavation techniques. La Plata is thought to have been occupied from Basket Maker III culture through Pueblo III, however much of the material remains captured in the film represent this later period.