Archaeology of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archaeology of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, a largely understudied region in the North American Southwest, represents part of the northern periphery of the prehistoric Southwest, affiliated with the Virgin Branch Puebloan culture. Divided into three general zones--the Moapa Valley, St. George Basin, and Colorado Plateaus--research into the Virgin Branch Puebloan region has historically pertained to the lowland region (namely, the St. George Basin and the Moapa Valley of Southern Nevada), leaving the upland zone of the Virgin Branch region proportionately understudied. This session presents research from the upland zone of the Virgin Branch Puebloan region--specifically, the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument--providing new insights into this largely understudied area as well as a context for understanding part of this borderland region of the prehistoric American Southwest.