Diggers mum on latest downtown discovery

Archaeologists digging near Santa Fe’s City Hall have uncovered more of what is believed to be an ancient American Indian village, but they’re keeping the new finds under wraps.

Black plastic sheeting covers a round excavation that resembles a kiva — a underground structure used by Pueblo Indians for religious ceremonies.

Stephen Lentz, supervisory archaeologist for the dig, which began in 2004, said Wednesday he wasn’t at liberty to reveal what had been found. But he said the area appears to be the site of an ancient pueblo larger than those of the Galisteo Basin.