Context for Petroglyphs: Recent Results from the Valley of Fire Archaeological Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeology of the Virgin Branch Puebloan Region" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Famous for its striking natural landscapes, abundant petroglyphs and important prehistory, Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park is well known to the public, but our picture of the archaeological remains from here is piecemeal rather than comprehensive. A new joint project by College of Southern Nevada, Nevada State Parks, the State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Nevada Las Vegas is reinvestigating important sites such as Atlatl Rock and its petroglyphs and conducting intensive and extensive surveys to put the rock art panels into context. Building on nearly a century of investigation, this project intends to provide an integrated view of the archaeology of well-known but understudied sites with the intention of establishing an archaeological district status as applicable. The project’s continuing work has already resulted in substantial additions to our understanding of the archaeology in the some of the most heavily visited areas of the park and will ensure that these important cultural remains will be preserved in the future.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeology of the Virgin Branch Puebloan Region   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39696.0