Sacred Ridge was a multiple habitation archaeological site about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Durango, Colorado.
By the end of the project, this gave them the confidence to take over management of the cultural resources on their own reservation, resulting in the establishment of a Tribal Historic Preservation Office, the first in Colorado.
[4] Two of the pit houses contain 14,882 identified human body fragments, belonging to about 35 people, about half the estimated population of the village.
The victims show signs of extreme torture and mutilation, including beating on the feet, scalping, and eye gouging.
In complying with these regulations, SWCA determined that the closest descendants of any human remains found were probably related most closely to the pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, and Zia.