Event Details: Chiles and Sherds

Join the Friends of Archaeology for their annual Chiles and Sherds celebration of the archaeology and cuisine of New Mexico. This year's event will be held at Piedras Marcadas, located in a beautiful bosque along the Rio Grande, on the grounds of the Open Space Center in Albuquerque. Coronado’s forces attacked and overwhelmed this pueblo, leaving behind cross bow bolts and obsidian blades. The obsidian blades belonged to the Mexican Indians who were brought up as part of Coronado’s army, adding a distinctive Mesoamerican flavor that we rarely glimpse in Rio Grande Valley archaeology. The event will include small group tours of the archaeological site, displays and demonstrations of 16th century archery and pottery, a tasty lunch and walks through the garden.