Oral History as a Tool of Historical Archaeology: Application on the Dolores Archaeological Project

Part of the Dolores Archaeological Program project

Author(s): Deborah A. Duranceau

Year: 1983

Summary

Information obtained through ethnographic interviews involving oral history can supplement data collected through archaeological surveys and excavation as well as archival documentation. Duranceau demonstrates how oral history can be used as a tool in historical archaeology to obtain information that is generally not available through other resources. This chapter focuses on the practical approach utilized by the Historic Sites Study of the Dolores Archaeological Project and how this technique applies to the historical archaeology theoretical body of knowledge.

Cite this Record

Oral History as a Tool of Historical Archaeology: Application on the Dolores Archaeological Project. Deborah A. Duranceau. In Forgotten Places and Things: Archaeological Perspectives on American History. Pp. 27-31: Center for Anthropological Studies. 1983 ( tDAR id: 502865) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8502865

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Oral History

Investigation Types
Ethnographic Research • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

Geographic Keywords
Dolores River Valley • Mesa Verde Region • Southwestern Colorado

Temporal Keywords
A.D. 1500 - Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.59; min lat: 37.47 ; max long: -108.5; max lat: 37.57 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Alexis A. Hamilton; Donald Howes; Katherine S. Miller; Jane A. Ward; Barbara J. Cullington; David H. Greenwald; Lora VanRenselaar; Ricky R. Lightfoot; Joseph W. Studer; Judith A. Southward; Laurie A. Whiting; Douglas, A. Goulding; Sarah H. Schlanger; Dorin E. Steele; Vickie L. Clay; Stacy A. Story; Lynn L. Udick; Craig F. Woodman; Robert P. Ryan; Phyllis A. Wolf; Douglas, D. Dykeman; Cathy J. Watts; Kristin Kuckelman; Raymond G Harriman; Gregory C. Nelson; Phillip D. Neusius; Adrian S. White; Melissa Gould; Louise M. Schmidlap; Patrick F. Hogan; Arthur L. Rohr; Rita Arnett; Karen Dohm; Alice M. Emerson; Rysta E. Frederick; Gail G. Snyder; Patrick Harden; Mary C. Etzkron; J. Holly Hathaway; Susan E. King; Thirza D. Kennedy; Nancy J. Hewitt; Linda P. Hart; Steven R. Dominquez; Richard H. Wilshusen; John P. McCarthy; Meredith H. Matthews; Jane L. Epstein; Gary A. Brown; T. Homer Hurby; Anne M. Wolley; Maxine M Morris; Michael J. Hilton; Charlotte L. Benson; John R. Stein; John L. Montgomery; James H. Kleidon; Judith L. Burk; Carla M. Hoehn; Hal D. Carr; Carolyn R. Orth; Scott E. Travis; Maureen C. Cavanaugh; Ivy G. Doak; Joel M. Brisbin; Bertand A. de Peyer; Robert M.R. Waterworth; Ross C. Fields; Cory Dale Breternitz; Thomas C. May; Mark Varien; Richard V. N. Ahlstrom; M. Edward Bussard; G. Timothy Gross; C. Dean Wilson; James Morris; Margaret G. Meador; Richard W. Yarnell; Lynn E. Sebastian; Ruthann Knudson; Sarah Neusius

Field Director(s): Gay Ives; Mark A. Stiger; Roger N. Walkenhorst

Lab Director(s): Janet D. Orcutt; Carl J. Phagen; John P. Bloom; William A. Luscius; Deborah A. Duranceau; Kenneth L. Petersen; Roger A. Moore; Paul J. Farley; John P. Nylander; Eric Blinman; Bruce Benz

Principal Investigator(s): Robert A. Bye; David A. Breternitz; Allen E. Kane; Timothy A. Kohler; William D. Lipe

Project Director(s): Christine K. Robinson; Steven E. James

Sponsor(s): Bureau of Reclamation

Repository(s): Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Co

Submitted To(s): Bureau of Reclamation

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