Hidden beneath the beautiful shifting dunes within the Sand Hollow Basin of southwestern Utah are thousands of campsites dating from the Early Archaic period into Historic times. The sites attest to life in a marginal environment, where small groups of people moved outward from the nearby Virgin River into the surrounding landscape, seasonally exploiting a surprisingly rich variety of plants and animals. This report summarizes archaeological, geomorphological, botanical, and climatological studies that have expanded our understanding of Native American land...
Anthropology and Archaeology
Hidden beneath the beautiful shifting dunes within the Sand Hollow Basin of southwestern Utah are thousands of camps...
"Archeological Observations North of the Rio Colorado" was originally published in 1926 as part of the Smithsonian Institution s Bureau of American Ethnology (Bulletin 82). It contains the report of six seasons of fieldwork undertaken by Neil M. Judd for the Bureau between 1915 and 1920 in western Utah and northwestern Arizona. The original investigation set out to examine alleged prehistoric sites near Beaver, Utah specifically sites related to the Pueblo ruins found elsewhere in the Southwest. This in turn led to a much larger project, as there were more sites than expected recognized as...
"Archeological Observations North of the Rio Colorado" was originally published in 1926 as part of the Smithsonian Institution s Bureau of American...
This is a synthesis of archaeological research in the Steinaker Lake area of the Uinta Basin. Sites examined date primarily to the early Fremont period and represent the material remains of mobile farmers. The well-dated findings are integrated into regional models of Fremont lifeways."
This is a synthesis of archaeological research in the Steinaker Lake area of the Uinta Basin. Sites examined date primarily to the early Fremont perio...
