New Contributions to Black Mesa Archaeology

Summary

Between 1967 and 1983 the Black Mesa Archaeological Project (BMAP) conducted extensive survey and excavations on Peabody Western Coal Company lease area on Hopi and Navajo tribal lands on northern Black Mesa, Arizona. The project contributed immensely to our collective understanding of the Kayenta Branch of Ancestral Pueblo and prehistory in northern Arizona. In support of a current environmental impact statement, Logan Simpson recently completed a Class III pedestrian survey of nearly 4,000 acres of Peabody-leased lands on Black Mesa owned by the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe. This poster presents an overview of the current archaeological project on Black Mesa and details how the collaborative and innovative approach that included working with Navajo and Hopi archaeologists and communities; and the use of modern technology, such as aerial drone photography and 3D site and artifact modeling, has contributed to our understanding of the prehistory and history on northern Black Mesa.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

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Abstract Id(s): 17503