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ABSTRACT
In The Archaeology of the Colorado Coal War Project, we take a class-based approach to the archaeology of mine workers. We are working on sites associated with the 1913-14 coal strike in Las Animas and Huerfano Counties in Southern Colorado, including the Ludlow Massacre Site (5LA1829) and the nearby coal company town of Berwind. In this paper I will present our overall research goals for the project, along with some of our findings from the season’s work at the Ludlow Tent Colony. I will also discuss some of the issues and potentials in using class as an entry-point for the archaeological study of labor and as a concern in public archaeology interpretation.