The Ladle House Report is an interactive computer program which documents and interprets the archaeology of an Anasazi pueblo recently excavated in southwestern Colorado. The excavation of this site and the dissemination of the results were made possible by funding from Bob and Diane Greenlee. The excavation, analysis, and project was directed by staff members of Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc. and was conducted under Colorado State excavation permits 94-54 and 96-52.

Photograph of ladle recovered from Ladle House

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The goal of the excavation project was to better understand the prehistoric people who once occupied the hilltop just north of the Greenlee's home. Excavations were carried out between 1994-96 by the staff of Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc. and members of the Greenlee family. These excavations were focused on one semi-subterranean dwelling, or kiva, and an associated surface room. Both of these structures were shown through excavations to have been built in the A.D. 1100's.

The report on the excavations was designed for two purposes: 1) to meet professional and permit responsibilities and 2) to disseminate the knowledge gained from excavation to both professionals and the general public. Instead of taking the traditional approach of producing a paper report and structuring it in dry technical terms, we decided to use a computer program as the medium and structure the report for both professionals and "civilians", with an emphasis on interpretation.