A.D. 1500 - Historic (Temporal Keyword)
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The Dolores Archaeological Program
From 1978 until 1985 the University of Colorado contracted with the Bureau of Reclamation (Contract No. 8-07-40-S0562) to mitigate the adverse impact of a large water impoundment project on the cultural resources in the project area. This complex and evolving long-term mitigation plan known as the Dolores Archaeological Program (DAP) has been called a “truly unique chapter in American archaeology” (Breternitz 1993:118) and was applauded by Lipe (1998:2) for its ability to “increase the power and...
The Dolores Archaeological Program (1979)
The University of Colorado was awarded the contract in the spring of 1978 by the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct historical and archaeological fieldwork and analysis before the area was impacted by construction activities. The four corners area contains evidence of use and occupation by Paleoindian, Archaic, and Shoshonean-Athabasean individuals. By the presentation of this paper, 850 sites were recorded by the Dolores Archaeological project that were going to be impacted by construction, and...
Historic Archaeology on the Dolores Archaeological Project, Dolores, Colorado (1980)
The Dolores Archaeological Program historic studies crew conducted fieldwork on a river valley area assigned as the first-year impact zone. The historic studies crew field research centered on inventory for evidence of activity from the historical period. The historical evidence was either recorded as an isolated find or a site. The historic studies crew designated an isolated find as incomplete or inconclusive human activity evidence and a site was defined as stand-alone human activity evidence...
Historical Archaeology of the Dolores River Project: Year 1- a Summary of the Project Inception, Research Design, and Results (1980)
In 1978, the University of Colorado hired Centuries Research, Inc. as a subcontractor to conduct historical research before the construction of the Bureau of Reclamation Water Project. There are four main goals of this report: 1) to present a brief history of the historical archaeology program within the Dolores overarching study plan, 2) the research design and the methodology behind its inception, 3) a summary of the history of the project area, and 4) how future work should be conducted by...
Oral History as a Tool of Historical Archaeology: Application on the Dolores Archaeological Project (1983)
Information obtained through ethnographic interviews involving oral history can supplement data collected through archaeological surveys and excavation as well as archival documentation. Duranceau demonstrates how oral history can be used as a tool in historical archaeology to obtain information that is generally not available through other resources. This chapter focuses on the practical approach utilized by the Historic Sites Study of the Dolores Archaeological Project and how this technique...