Vanishing River Volume 4: Chapter 03: The Vanished River: Historical-Period Impacts to Desert Landscapes and Archaeological Implications

Summary

In Chapter 3, Whittlesey provides a description of the current state of the Verde River and discusses the history of intensive landscape modifications to the Verde and other rivers in central and southern Arizona (including the Salt, Gila, Colorado, Little Colorado, San Pedro, and Santa Cruz) . She first reviews archaeological and documentary evidence for changes to Arizona's riverine environments in both the prehistoric and historic periods. She focuses on accounts from the Spanish Colonial entradas, early trappers, and the first American interests. Whittlesey then reviews the histories of modifications to riparian landscapes and their consequences. She concludes with a discussion of the implications for the archaeological record.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix DAHA Resources   •
• The Lower Verde Archaeological Project: Vanishing River Reports: Volume 4

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 700 to 1994

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