Work in Progress: Mc Phee Village Step 1

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A comprehensive study for a virtual recreation of the McPhee village, representing the Pueblo I and II era. This excavation site was thoroughly explored by the Dolores Archaeological Project in the late 1970s. Today, the village lies submerged beneath the McPhee Reservoir near Dolores County. This model focuses on the primary area of excavation, but the entire community consisted of 19 or more smaller roomblocks, each accompanied by at least one associated pit structure. Colors are used to represent different architectural materials: gray denotes sandstone masonry, orange signifies adobe walls, blue indicates pit structures, and light tan represents hypothetical reconstructions of unexcavated areas. This model was developed for Richard Wilshusen based on his available research at tDAR (https://research.libraries.wsu.edu/xmlui/handle/2376/4039). The model also references experimental replications of pit structures and pueblo masonry conducted by Mark Varien and Wilshusen.