early middle period (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wyoming Archaeological Society.

The archaeological investigation of the famed Medicine Wheel was undertaken with some trepidation because of two conditions imposed upon the operation. First, the excavation permit from the Forest Service contained the express restriction that no stones of the structure were to be disturbed. Second, the site had been badly disturbed by souvenir hunters since its discovery in the late 1880s. The extent of this disturbance was crucial in interpreting the results of the investigation, and a...