Asaayi Dam Navajo Burial Protection

Part of: USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Navajo Nation

Site Type Keywords
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Isolated Burial

Culture Keywords
Navajo

Investigation Types
Site Stabilization

Material Types
Human Remains

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Geographic Keywords
New Mexico • McKinley County (County) • US (ISO Country Code) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Navajo Reservation • Asaayi Lake • Bowl Lake

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Asaayi Dam Navajo Burial Protection: Cultural Resources Protection of an Historic Navajo Burial at Asaayi Dam, Bowl Lake, New Mexico
  • Asaayi Dam Navajo Burial Protection: Cultural Resources Protection of an Historic Navajo Burial at Asaayi Dam, Bowl Lake, New Mexico
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Phoenix Area Office is assisting the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Navajo Division, in safety of dam modifications to Asaayi Dam in McKinley County, New Mexico. Located on Bowl Creek along the western edge of the Chuska Mountains, Asaayi Dam was completed in 1964 by the Navajo Nation to provide opportunities for recreation and irrigation. The dam is approximately 25 miles northeast of Window Rock, Arizona, and is scheduled to undergo major construction...