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 •
Ridgeline Site •
5MT10711 •
Mueller Little House •
5MT10631 •
Switchback site •
5MT2032 •
Sagebrush House Site •
5MT10687
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Hearth •
Pit •
Post Hole / Post Mold
Other Keywords
Basketmaker Communities Project •
Project Report
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Archaeological Overview •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Remote Sensing •
Heritage Management
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Dating Sample •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral •
Pollen •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
Basketmaker III •
Pueblo II •
Pueblo I •
Pueblo III •
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 5,001-5,017 of 5,017)
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5MT3890, Photo #20233, Other (2013)
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Sterile soil from auger probe 21, outside of oversized pit structure. Soil ranges from overburden to red steril.
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5MT3890, Photo #20245, Scenic photo (2013)
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Site overview, west berm.
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5MT3890, Photo #20246, Scenic photo (2013)
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Site overview, showing site pole on east end of site near path and depression (possibly a small pitstructure) between berms.
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5MT3890, Photo #20247, Scenic photo (2013)
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Site overview. East berm with site pole in center.
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5MT3890, Photo #20248, Scenic photo (2013)
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Site overview. Western berm looking towards large pitstructure depression.
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5MT3890, Photo #20249, Scenic photo (2013)
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Site overview. View from western berm.
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5MT3890, Photo #20250, Scenic photo (2013)
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Edge of west berm.
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5MT3890, Photo #20251, Scenic photo (2013)
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West berm with looters' pits. Dillard house and site tents in background.
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5MT3890, Photo #20252, Plan view (2013)
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Looters' pit in west berm.
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5MT3890, Photo #20253, Scenic photo (2013)
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Northern edge of site. West berm in foreground, Seed Jar and Hansen house in background.
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5MT3890, Photo #20254, Other (2013)
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Fill from auger probe 68 (structure).
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5MT3890, Photo #20255, Other (2013)
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Detail of upper fill from auger probe 68. Note burned adobe and bowl sherd.
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5MT3890, Photo #20256, Field crew photo (2013)
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Anna Dempsey collecting flotation sample.
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5MT3890, Photo #20257, Other (2013)
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Roomblock fill from auger probe 78.
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5MT3890, Photo #20258, Other (2013)
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Detail of roomblock fill from auger probe 78.
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5MT3890, Photo #20259, Other (2013)
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Detail of burned corn from roomblock fill. PD 42, auger probe 53.
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5MT3890, Photo #20260, Other (2013)
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Detail of burned corn from roomblock fill. PD 42, auger probe 53.