Located on the eastern side of Flagstaff, the Elden Pueblo is a 60 — 80 room pueblo, which is traced back to the prehistoric Sinagua culture. This site is open for visitors, to allow them to know more about the Sinagua people and to encourage them to explore the science of archaeology.
At the Elden Pueblo site, you can find remnants of the pueblo which include trash mounds, smaller pueblos, kiva and a large community house. You can even view the storage jars and bowls that the Sinagua people used. The pottery which has been found here includes beautiful plain ware and corrugated pottery which is believed to have been used to store water. You can even find the tools that they used, which include knives, projectile pointers and hoes which were made from local stone like basalt and chert.
The archeologists tirelessly work to excavate the remnants of the pueblo, taking meticulous notes about the location of excavation of every shard to whole pots, to allow them to know more about how this race lived and what their natural environment was like.
You can visit the pueblo on Public Field Days where you can learn archeology through an interactive guided tour. You can also participate in the festival of science, where you can participate in activities like excavation, artifact cleaning and site tours. Neither of these events come at a fee... in fact, they are organized with a view to encourage public interest in archaeology and also to educate participants about the history of the region in which they live. You can also register for a variety of educational programs which are charged a nominal fee.
For further information, you can call Lisa Edmonson, Elden Pueblo Program Manager at (928) 527-3452
The Elden Pueblo Archaeology Project
1824 S. Thompson St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
