An Assessment of the Newly Discovered Upper Powder Spring Sites: A Hunting Complex in Southwest Wyoming

Dirk Murcray

An Assessment of the Newly Discovered Upper Powder Spring Sites: A Hunting Complex in Southwest Wyoming

Year: 1993

Summary

The preliminary investigation of the hunting complex was essentially a blind reconnaissance performed on a volunteer basis. The primary goal was to locate, and document as thoroughly as possible, all portions of the drift fence and any potentially related sites. As the investigation proceeded, attempts at interpretation required continual revision with new findings. By the end of the field season, the primary goal of locating the drift fence in its entirety was accomplished, however the initial investigations proved inadequate to provide a detailed interpretation. It is the goal of this paper to describe the findings, offer limited initial interpretations, identify current research objectives, and to suggest possible future research. To emphasize the interpretive difficulties imposed by the immensity of the hunting complex, the discovery of its constituent parts and the evolution of the interpretations are presented chronologically.

Cite this Record

An Assessment of the Newly Discovered Upper Powder Spring Sites: A Hunting Complex in Southwest Wyoming. Dirk Murcray. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 37 (1, 2): 13-26. 1993 ( tDAR id: 476524) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476524