Shields Pueblo

5MT3807

Named for a previous landowner, Luther Shields (born in 1921), who moved to the Goodman Point community in March of 1925 from Benton County, Arkansas (see Marjorie Connolly's "A Historic Land Use Study of Gooman Point", 1990, on file at Crow Canyon Archae

Habitation (with public architecture)

The northern, eastern, and western boundaries are formed by private property. The southern boundary is formed by County Road P.5.

Approximately 52 acres, 210,800 square meters, 340 meters north-south, 620 meters east-west

Shields Pueblo is located in what is now southwestern Colorado, northwest of Cortez and immediately adjacent to the Goodman Point Unit of the Hovenweep National Monument, on lands owned by Colorado Mountain College and James and Veda Wilson. Shields Puebl

1.1 miles west on County Road P.5 from the intersection of of Roads P and 18. Shields Pueblo is located on a series of ridges on the north side of Road P.5 approximately 0.5 miles past Goodman Canyon.

Colorado Mountain College (southern portion) and James and Veda Wilson (northern portion)}

1997-2000

State of Colorado Archaeological Permits were obtained for each field season (1997-2000) to conduct archaeological research