Casas Grandes-Pacheco Survey Trip Chihuahua, Mexico April 21-24, 1956
Year: 1956
Summary
The purpose of this survey was to make entre into Chihuahua, Mexico with the assistance of Mr. Edward Richardson, a Mormon, age 73, born in Colonia Diaz and reared in the country. He is very well acquainted with the Mormon colonies of Dublan, Colonia Juarez, and Pacheco. Included in this report are the names of people who may be of assistance in gathering materials and information from this area when necessary. Collections can be made through these people and gathered by Richardson or a member of Amerind and brought out through liaison at Antelope Wells. Road conditions were checked and a quick survey made of the ruins easily available en route, giving distances and descriptions comparable to those made by Amsden, Bandelier, and Lumholtz who also trespassed section of the same area. (See "Final Report of Investigations Among the Indians of the South-western United States, Carried on Mainly in the Years from 1880 to 1885" Part II, A. F. Bandelier, Papers of the Archaeological Institute of America, American Series IV, Cambridge 1892 and "Unknown Mexico" Vol. I, Carl Lumholtz, New York 1902).
File MS-479 contains additional handwritten notes and correspondence.
Cite this Record
Casas Grandes-Pacheco Survey Trip Chihuahua, Mexico April 21-24, 1956. 1956 ( tDAR id: 458535) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458535
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Keywords
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
Geographic Keywords
Casas Grandes
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Chihuahua
Spatial Coverage
min long: -114.829; min lat: 27.839 ; max long: -104.678; max lat: 35.647 ;
Record Identifiers
MS(s): 463
File Information
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MS-463.pdf | 2.06mb | Apr 21, 2021 1:40:18 PM | Public | ||
MS-479.pdf | 6.38mb | Apr 22, 2021 10:33:16 AM | Public | ||
Additional handwritten notes |