Goodman Point Pueblo

Goodman Point Pueblo was a large village that served as the focal point of an extensive community during the mid– to late A.D. 1200s. In partnership with the National Park Service, which manages the land on which the site is located, Crow Canyon is currently conducting test excavations at the pueblo. We hope to learn more about (1) community development in the central Mesa Verde region and (2) the Pueblo migrations from the region in the late thirteenth century. For detailed background information about Goodman Point Pueblo and the Goodman Point Archaeological Project, see Current Excavation.

The following publications are currently available for Goodman Point Pueblo. After all fieldwork and laboratory analyses have been completed—and the resultant data compiled and evaluated—the interim reports will be replaced by an interactive database and the final descriptive and interpretive volume for the site.

Interim Fieldwork Reports

Annual Report, 2006 Field Season

Annual Report, 2005 Field Season

Note: Interim reports provide quick access to field data. The reader needs to be aware that they may contain errors or omissions and that the data in these reports must be considered preliminary and subject to change. The database and final report for this site are under construction.

Other Publications

The Goodman Point Historic Land-Use Study

The "Goodman Point Historic Land-Use Study" was first published by Crow Canyon in 1992 as Chapter 4 in The Sand Canyon Archaeological Project: A Progress Report (Occasional Paper no. 2, edited by William D. Lipe). The study, conducted by Marjorie R. Connolly in 1989 and 1990, is based primarily on interviews with elderly area residents whose families lived on farms in the vicinity of Goodman Point during the early twentieth century. The study is an excellent complement to Crow Canyon's current research at the Goodman Point Unit. View the pdf document.