Acknowledgments

This chronology expands upon an earlier Web resource that focused on the Paleoindian through Pueblo III periods and was published on Crow Canyon’s Web site in 2006 under the title From Mammoth Hunters to Farmers: Peoples of the Mesa Verde Region. Sam Fee created the Web pages and designed the navigation for this earlier work. An early draft of the Paleoindian–Pueblo III text was written by Crow Canyon educator Sean Steele, and the final version was written by Mary Etzkorn.

The current version of text has been expanded to include sections on the Post-Pueblo, Historic, and "Today" periods. The new text was written by Shirley Powell and edited by Mary Etzkorn. In addition to including more time periods, the current chronology features a new look, new navigation, and a bibliography organized by period. We have also added links to other Web sites and to other pages on Crow Canyon's Web site, allowing readers ready access to a wealth of additional information.

Many current and former Crow Canyon staff members contributed their expertise to this project. Grant Coffey, Jamie Merewether, and Jonathan Till identified artifacts that are diagnostic of various time periods and retrieved specimens from Crow Canyon’s temporary collections for photography. Jennie Akers, April Baisan, Ben Bellorado, Karen Carlson, Josie Chang-Order, Margie Connolly, Deloria Dallas, Paul Ermigiotti, Mary Etzkorn, Jeanne Fitzsimmons, Elaine Franklin, Shaine Gans, Rebecca Hammond, Lew Matis, Josh Munson, Scott Ortman, Louise Schmidlap, and Jonathan Till reviewed various versions of the original and/or expanded texts. Margie, Paul, Mary, Jeanne, Rebecca, Lew, Scott, and Jonathan also assisted in the compilation of graphics, searching historic archives, library collections, and in some cases their own personal photo collections for suitable images. Several individuals also went "on assignment" to obtain specific photographs needed to fill gaps in the record: Thanks to Rebecca, Jeanne, Grant, Crow Canyon's communications specialist Joyce Alexander, and Sam Fee for taking "photographs-to-order," often on their own time.

Credit lines for maps, other line drawings, and photographs may be viewed by passing your computer mouse over each image; detailed source information is provided in a separate list of illustration credits. Special thanks to Marcia Hadenfeldt and Deborah Westfall of Edge of the Cedars Museum in Bluff, Utah, for making the museum's collections available to Crow Canyon and assisting in artifact photography, and to Mesa Verde Pottery in Cortez, Colorado, for allowing us to photograph pottery vessels in their inventory. Victoria Atkins and Tracy Murphy of the Anasazi Heritage Center, Duane Beyal of the Navajo Times, Jeanne Brako of the Center of Southwest Studies, Catherine Cocks of the School for Advanced Research Press, Coi Gehrig of the Denver Public Library, Michelle Kim of the Autry National Center, Daniel Kosharek of the New Mexico History Museum, David McNeece of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and Jennifer Vega of the Colorado Historical Society were extremely helpful in facilitating the use of images from the photograph archives of these respective institutions. Thanks, too, to the following individuals who provided printed or digital photographs and/or maps from their personal or corporate collections: archaeobotanical consultant Karen Adams, Paul Evans of the Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch Enterprise, Steve Fuller and Leslie Sesler of La Plata Archaeological Consultants, Rand Greubel of Alpine Archaeological Consultants, photographer Wendy Mimiaga, and Bill Proud of Bill Proud Photography.

Lee R. Schmidlap, Jr., created the excellent pen-and-ink drawings of animals, as well as a number of renderings of pottery vessels, pottery sherds, and other artifacts. Additional drawings were created by Jane Baigent, Bruce Bradley, Paul Ermigiotti, Carole Graham, and Lew Matis. All regional maps in the current version were drafted by consultant Neal Morris and color-enhanced by graphic design specialist Joyce Kramer, who also provided technical support in the reproduction and modification of photographs and other illustrations for the Web. In addition, Joyce designed the "cover" graphic and took the striking photograph of Mesa Verde that appears in the top banner of all the main pages.

Web production for the original 2006 publication was provided by Sam Fee, with technical assistance from production assistant Sujan Bryan and volunteer Sandy Tradlener; Sandy also provided proofreading and clerical assistance for the expanded chronology. Louise Schmidlap, director of communications and publications, constructed the new Web pages for the expanded version of the chronology and revised both the look and navigation of the work as a whole.

Finally, Crow Canyon extends its appreciation to all of the Center's many supporters—the Board of Trustees, the Native American Advisory Group, program participants, and donors—who believe in the Center's mission and in the importance of learning and teaching about the past.

On Behalf of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Mark D. Varien
Vice President of Programs
September 2008