The Wyoming Archaeological Society Joseph Cramer Grant and the 1990 Archaeological Investigations at 48CR4001: The Espy-Cornwell Site, Carbon County, Wyoming

Author(s): James A. Truesdale

Year: 1994

Summary

Archaeological excavations and research at 48CR4001 have been conducted from 1983 to 1993. The site, located approximately 16 miles south of Rawlins, Wyoming, is situated on the east face of a north-south trending exposure of Lance Formation sandstone. It is at an elevation of 2195 meters (7200 feet) above mean sea level (AMSL). Vegetation on the site is characteristic of a low sagebrush-grassland community. In 1990, the archaeological investigations and subsequent research was generously funded by a Joseph Cramer Grant through the Wyoming Archaeological Society.

Cite this Record

The Wyoming Archaeological Society Joseph Cramer Grant and the 1990 Archaeological Investigations at 48CR4001: The Espy-Cornwell Site, Carbon County, Wyoming. James A. Truesdale. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 38 (1, 2): 19-21. 1994 ( tDAR id: 476533) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476533

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Keywords

Culture
Avonlea • Shoshone • Ute

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Human Remains • Shell

Site Name
48CR4001 • Espy-Cornwell

General
Burial • numic

Geographic Keywords
North Platte Basin

Temporal Keywords
Late Prehistoric

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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