This collection details work by the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (Crow Canyon) during the Basketmaker Communities Project, a multi-faceted research and public education archaeological initiative undertaken by Crow Canyon from 2011 through 2017. The primary purpose of the Basketmaker Communities Project was to study the history and social organization of a large Basketmaker III period (A.D. 500–750) settlement in the central Mesa Verde region and to track the long-term impacts of that settlement on later populations.
This collection contains the final report for the project, key artifact data, and maps and photos from the sites investigated organized by site (as individual tDAR projects). Each site project contains photo and map log datasets that help find and select individual images or maps.
To read the final report and find project datasets please visit https://core.tdar.org/collection/70645
Site Name Keywords
Dillard Site •
5MT10647 •
TJ Smith Site •
5MT10736 •
Shepherd Site •
5MT3875 •
5MT10719 •
Switchback site •
5MT2032 •
Portulaca Point
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Hearth •
Pit •
Post Hole / Post Mold
Other Keywords
Basketmaker Communities Project
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Evaluation / Testing
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Dating Sample •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral •
Pollen •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
Basketmaker III •
Pueblo II •
Pueblo III •
Pueblo I •
Basketmaker III Period
Geographic Keywords
Southwestern Colorado •
Southwestern US •
United States of America (Country) •
Colorado (State / Territory) •
Montezuma County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Mesa Verde Region •
Cortez, Colorado •
Indian Camp Ranch
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-31 of 31)
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Dillard Site Dry Ridge Site
Mueller Little House Individual Resources
Portulaca Point Ridgeline Site
Sagebrush House Site Shepherd Site
Switchback Site TJ Smith Site
Windrow Ruin