Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 14^th, at 7:00 p.m. in the lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. After a brief business meeting, Richard Friedman will present: "Using Computer Technology to aid in the Identification, Documentation, and Visualization of the Chacoan Landscape (Built Environment)." There will be a social at 6:30 p.m. in the CSWS foyer.

Archaeologist Richard Friedman combines diverse skillsets in geology, remote sensing, archaeology, and new digital technologies to study the Chaco world. He worked with the Navajo Nation Chaco Sites Protection Program to document countless Great Houses and roads throughout the Four Corners region. Friedman is also a remote sensing expert who has studied Chaco roads for over 30 years using a variety of techniques including low sun angle aerial photography, thermal infrared multispectral imaging (TIMS), and most recently, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry. He has published articles on Chaco roads, the Newcomb field system, the built environment of downtown Chaco, and Chaco’s minimal agricultural productivity. Friedman appears in the 1999 Solstice Project documentary The Mystery of Chaco Canyon.