Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Archaeologists in the American Southwest have rigorously explored the Spanish Colonial period of the 1500s through the 1700s. Less, however, has been published or publicized about the historic Southwest from the 1800s to the modern day. A search of the important Southwestern anthropological journal, Kiva, from its first issue in 1935 to its most recent in 2018, for example, yielded only a dozen or so articles focusing on the historic period, with the majority of those discussing the protohistoric, initial contact, and Spanish mission periods. Yet, the diverse populations that powered the railroad, logging, mining, ranching, and other vital industries of the 1800s and 1900s contributed a great deal to the economic, social, and political landscapes of today’s Southwest. This symposium is an effort to consolidate and explicitly discuss the importance of archaeological research of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in a more holistic and inclusive historical archaeology of the Southwest.

Other Keywords
Historic • Historical Archaeology • Cultural Resources and Heritage Management • Ethnohistory/History • Conservation and Curation • Mining • Sheepherding • Historic Artifact Analysis • Domesticity • Cemetery

Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Baja California (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • USA (Country)

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  • Analysis and Interpretation of the Bandelier Landfill Site: Determining the Information Potential of a Multicomponent Historic Trash Site (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jordan Jarrett. Erin Hegberg.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Bandelier National Monument landfill site represents a historic period artifact scatter containing many diagnostic artifacts. In the 1930s, workmen belonging to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camped at this site while tuff stone was quarried from mesa top outcrops for use in the construction Frijoles Canyon...

  • Archaeology of the Wetherill Trading Post in Chaco Canyon (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Chip Wills.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Wetherill Trading Post and homestead at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, was at the intersection of a nascent professional archaeology in the American Southwest, the emergent trading post economy in the Four Corners region, the establishment of national monuments through the Antiquities Act, and the creation of a culture...

  • A Bird’s-Eye View: Historic Aircraft Navigation Arrows in Northern Arizona (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack Treichler.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Following the invention of the airplane in 1903, the early 20th century saw the rapid development of aviation technology, both for commercial and recreational purposes. As early pilots struggled to effectively navigate during an era characterized by unruly aircraft and sparse ground support, concrete arrows, beacons, and...

  • Four Down, 6,000 to Go: Processing and Researching the (not) St. Joseph’s Cemetery Site Legacy Collection (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Karen Price. Alexis O'Donnell. William Marquardt. Heather Edgar.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological legacy collections found in museums and repositories across the nation continue to present challenging and intriguing research opportunities. Basic processing of artifacts and field notes within these older collections can itself feel like an excavation and the slow process of addressing an institution’s...

  • Grazing on the Kaibab: Sheep Industry in Arizona (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Margaret Hangan.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The domestic sheep industry played a very important economic role in the historic development of Arizona. This paper will give a brief overview of historic sheep grazing related sites found on the Kaibab National Forest and how they fit into the context of the historic sheep industry of Arizona.

  • The Ideal Site (LA 8671): A Mexican Territorial Residential Site Near Placitas, New Mexico (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin Hegberg.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Mexican Territorial period (1821-1846) is perhaps the least-studied historical period within New Mexico. However, one site that is almost always mentioned in culture history overviews is the Ideal Site, LA 8671, excavated by the UNM field school and Dr. J. J. Brody in 1963-1964. However, there was only one publication...

  • In Small Things Collected: Domesticity in World War Two Era Flagstaff (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Emily Dale.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. From the 1980s to 1990s, Northern Arizona University ethnomusicologist Joann Kealiinohomoku collected artifacts she found in the backyard of her Flagstaff home and kept them in a variety of food jars. While Dr. Kealiinohomoku had no discernible methodology in collecting the artifacts and left behind no notes or evidence...

  • An Investigation of Demographic and Spatial Patterns at the Fort Huachuca Cemetery, Arizona (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Diane Slocum.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper investigates the development of the Fort Huachuca Cemetery, an active burial ground first established in the late-nineteenth century on a military post in southern Arizona. The cemetery is known as a final resting place for a unique combination of individuals including Apache Scouts, Buffalo Soldiers, other...

  • Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Hispanic Communities in the Salt River Valley (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Alex Howard. Mark Hackbarth.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Comparison of archival and archaeological data from contract investigations of Hispanic residences and commercial loci provides an opportunity to investigate multiple strategies for economic survival in the Phoenix Basin. Late nineteenth century agricultural and urban settings are examined from Tempe and Phoenix to...

  • The Other Black on White: Aspen Carvings of the Flagstaff Region (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeremy Haines. S. Joey LaValley.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Once a widespread industry throughout the southwest, sheepherding has left its mark, albeit a delible and dwindling one, throughout the high elevation mountains of the American southwest. Aspen carvings made by sheepherders provide a window into the daily lives, ethnicity, politics, and personal sentiments of these men....

  • Radioactive Mineral Mining in Southeastern Utah: National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Karen K. Swope. Carrie J. Gregory.

    This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), under contract with the BLM and Utah Office of Historic Preservation, developed a historic context for radioactive-mineral-mining-related resource types in the form of a National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF). In addition, SRI generated an educational public product...