Days in the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forests of Northern Arizona:Contributions to the Archeology of Petrified Forest National Park, 1988-1992

摘要

This report presents the results of several archeological projects conducted atthe Petrified Forest National Park between the fall of 1988 and the spring of 1992. Projects include survey of large areas of the park, salvage of two eroding burials, collection of a basket, and initiation of a program of archeological site monitoring. Although preliminary information about these projects is on file at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) in Tucson, this report compiles the results and synthesizes the data, where possible, to make the information more accessible to a wider audience. The surveys covered in this report include survey for the General Management Plan (GMP) (WACC project number PEFO 1988E), survey for a proposed fiber optics line (PEFO 1989C), volunteer survey in 1991 (PEFO 1991C), and survey for a proposed water line (PEFO 1992A). These surveys covered a total of 4,187 acres throughout the Park, and resulted in the recording of 131 sites and 91 isolates. The 131 sites recorded include 99 prehistoric, 18 historic, and 14 dual component sites.