"THE MYSTERY BENEATH THE LAKE: WHO WERE THE SALADO?"

It's been an archaeological puzzle for over 50 years. Recent excavations near Roosevelt Lake, northeast of Phoenix, may shed new light.
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Web Exhibit:

Destiny Crider, Archaeological Research Institute, ASU
Darsita Ryan, Archaeological Research Institute, ASU

Web Exhibit Spanish Translation:

Oralia Cabrera, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, ASU
Tatsuya Murakami, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, ASU

Exhibit Credits

Curatorial team:

Glen Rice, Head of Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, ASU
Arleyn Simon, Curator, Archaeological Research Institute, ASU
Glena Cain, Exhibit Designer, Pueblo Grande Museum
Todd Bostwick, City Archaeologist, Pueblo Grande Museum
Holly Young, Curator of Collections, Pueblo Grande Museum

Exhibit Advisor:

Ron Chiago, Cultural Resource Specialist, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Peter Welsh, Director, Museum Studies Program, ASU

Installation:

Ann Alger, Acting Curator, Museum of Anthropology, ASU
Frank DeCurtis, Preparator, ASU
Kate Gerken; Anna Heter; Stacey Jones; Taryn O’Brien; Barbara Rasnick
Special thanks: Wes Bernardini, Chelsea Klein, Christopher Papalas, Roger Lidman, Glena Cain and Holly Young.

Artifacts on loan from:

Archaeological Research Institute, ASU
Department of Anthropology, ASU
Pueblo Grande Museum, City of Phoenix

Funding provided by:

Anthropology Department, ASU
City of Phoenix Parks, Recreation, and Library Department
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU
Pueblo Grande Museum Auxillary
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