Pueblos under Los Ranchos

It isn't often that an archaeologist finds a significant dig in her own backyard, but Kit Sargeant did.

Her husband, Arnold Sargeant, owns a Bed & Breakfast in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, a community just north of Albuquerque, N.M. When he and his late wife purchased the adobe building in the 1970s, they had no idea what lay beneath. When the two decided to dig a pool in the backyard, they hit paydirt, historically speaking.

Kit is no longer with us. She died in 2001.

Carlton Canaday had the foresight to film Kit when the dig was complete in 1986. He was gracious enough to share this footage, and we are able to hear Kit describe her work in her own words. (Please view through the end of the credits.)

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