Black Mesa, AZ (Geographic Keyword)
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The Museum of Northern Arizona investigated a proposed rail loading site and conveyor and communication line right-of-way to provide archaeological clearance for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District. The reconnaissance was performed by Alexander J. Lindsay, Jr., Curator of Anthropology, and Peter J. Pilles, Jr., Salvage Archaeologist, on December 18 and 19, 1969. The rail loading site is located in the Klethla Valley adjacent to the Four Corners Pipeline, 0.8 miles...
The Black Mesa Archaeological Project, Chapter 13 - Cultural, Historic, Religious and Ceremonial Resources (2002)
This report includes Chapter 13 of the Black Mesa Archaeological Project. This chapter discusses compliance activities, disposition of human remains, unanticipated cultural finds, and religious and ceremonial concerns surrounding the Black Mesa Archaeological Project. Sections of this chapter have been revised on the dates of 02/04/2000, 08/28/2001, and 10/10/2002.
Black Mesa: Archaeological Investigations on Black Mesa, the 1969-1970 Seasons (1972)
Black Mesa is large elevated land mass which comprises a part of the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations in the northeast corner of Arizona. This report is the second volume in a series devoted to the archaeology of the region by the Prescott College Archaeological Field School. It is mainly a descriptive account of the survey of 193 Anasazi, Navajo, and Anglo sites and the excavation of nine of the Kayenta Anasazi villages.
Black Mesa: Survey and Excavation in Northeastern Arizona - 1968 (1970)
During the month of June and part of July, 1968, the Center for Anthropological Studies operated an archaeological field school on Black Mesa on the Hopi and Navajo Indian reservations under sponsorship of the Peabody Coal Company of St. Louis, Missouri. A total of eight sites was excavated and 56 sites were surveyed. What follows is a descriptive report of these investigations. It should he emphasized that this report is mainly descriptive, and that interpretations, where they occur, are...
Excavation on Black Mesa, 1979: A Descriptive Report (1980)
During the fall of 1978, the Black Mesa Archaeological Project (BMAP) was requested by Peabody Coal Company to carry out archaeological research in three areas of the Peabody lease on Black Mesa, Arizona. The purpose of this research was to mitigate the adverse impact of future mining activity and to provide archaeological clearance for these mining activities. This work was carried out under Antiquities Act Permit number 78-AZ-040 (expiration date, May 30, 1981), 79-AZ-055 (expiration date,...
Excavations on Black Mesa, 1981: A Descriptive Report (1983)
This volume, the eighth of the Black Mesa descriptive excavation reports, presents the results of archaeological field work performed during the 1981 field season. The work was sponsored by Peabody Coal Company, Arizona Division, and took place in the Peabody Coal Company Black Mesa leasehold on northern Black Mesa, Arizona. The volume is organized to provide information in four general categories: legal compliance, synthesis of research, description of field work, and presentation of data. The...
Fifteen Years on the Rock: Archaeological Research, Administration, and Compliance on Black Mesa, Arizona (1983)
The Black Mesa Archaeological Project has been conducting field investigations and archaeological research in northeastern Arizona since 1967. The work is contracted for by Peabody Coal Company in order to comply with federal, state, and tribal statutes. The longevity of the project, as well as its size and complexity, affords a unique opportunity to evaluate and refine research, project administration, and legal compliance procedures. In most situations, clear advantages have resulted from the...