Sylvanus Griswold Morley BY JASON S. SHAPIRO Sylvanus Griswold Morley (1882–1948) has been cited as a possible model for Steven [...]
Preservation Matters BY SHELLEY THOMPSON In this issue of El Palacio, we present articles exploring archaeology, conservation, and [...]
Linda Cordell, Southwestern Archaeologist BY MAXINE MCBRINN Linda Cordell, the grande dame of Southwestern archaeology, died suddenly and peacefully at [...]
Archaeology in the Place of Suffering BY MATTHEW J. BARBOUR AND DONALD E. TATUM Fort Sumner was established in 1862 to enforce the confinement of [...]
Cultural Connections: BY VALERIE K. VERZUH The Diné baskets generally known as “wedding baskets” are actually woven for use in [...]
Woven Identities By Valerie K Verzuh North American Indian baskets are cultural histories—documents of the aesthetics, [...]
Honoring New Mexico’s Creative Visionaries BY CARRIE B. MORITOMO Edward Gonzales, one of New Mexico’s most popular and beloved artists, is among the [...]
The Decay of Nature, Suspended BY LAURA ADDISON Great artworks have staying power — intellectually, if not always physically. Many [...]
A Tisket, a Tasket, What’s inside the Basket? BY PENELOPE HUNTER-STIEBEL When conservator Landis Smith told me that she was working on an exceptional [...]
Archaeology of a Desk BY DANIEL KOSHAREK The final gleanings of Kenneth Chapman’s life as an archaeologist and artist arrived in [...]
The Long Road Home BY FRANCES LEVINE I am dirty, ragged and sunburnt, but of best cheer. My life’s work has begun at last. — [...]
Protecting New Mexico’s Cultural Resources J. MICHAEL BREMER WITH SHELLEY THOMPSON Once a month my husband and I grab daypacks, hiking sticks, and [...]
Twilight of the Long Drive in Southern New Mexico BY B. BYRON PRICE Among the many outstanding photographs of cowboy and ranch life in Santa Fe’s Palace of [...]
The Box S Canyon Fight BY DODY FUGATE In the 1990s, while cleaning up a collection of early pottery from a site near Zuni Pueblo, I [...]
Peter Sarkisian BY LAURA ADDISON Artist Peter Sarkisian has said that he is more interested in questions than answers. The [...]