Data Recovery Investigations at Four Archaeological Sites in the Sandy Talus/Sienna Project Area in Washington City, Washington County, UT

Author(s): Heidi Roberts; Keith Hardin

Year: 2021

Summary

In the fall and spring of 2018 HRA Inc., Conservation Archaeology (HRA) excavated three archaeological sites (42WS1802, 42WS1804, and 42WS4458) and the northern half of a fourth site (42WS1803). The work was conducted at the request of the State of Utah, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). The purpose of the investigations was to mitigate impacts to the sites related to the development of new housing. The sites are in the Sandy Talus/Sienna Hills Residential Development in Washington City in Washington County, Utah just west of I-15.

Cite this Record

Data Recovery Investigations at Four Archaeological Sites in the Sandy Talus/Sienna Project Area in Washington City, Washington County, UT. Heidi Roberts, Keith Hardin. 2021 ( tDAR id: 472121) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8472121

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan • Archaic • Southern Paiute

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral

Site Name
Grapevine Gap Pueblo • Old Wood Site • Sandy Talus Site • Solstice Spiral

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures • Rock Art

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Southwestern Utah • St. George Basin • Washington County, Utah

Temporal Keywords
Basketmaker II • Late Archaic • Pueblo I • Southern Paiute

Temporal Coverage

Radiocarbon Date: 3000 to 200

Spatial Coverage

min long: -113.76; min lat: 36.979 ; max long: -112.119; max lat: 38.094 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Heidi Roberts

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