Publications in Salvage Archeology, 12: Bighorn Canyon Archeology

Author(s): Wilfred M. Husted

Editor(s): Jerome E. Petsche; Warren W. Caldwell

Year: 1969

Summary

This monograph constitutes the report of archeological salvage operations in the upper Yellowtail Reservoir of Montana and Wyoming. The investigations were conducted by the River Basin Surveys, Smithsonian Institution in cooperation with the National Park Service as a part of the Inter-agency Archeological and Paleontological Salvage Program.

Archeological investigation of the Yellowtail Reservoir area by the River Basin Surveys spanned an 18-year period, from 1946 through the summer of 1964. Actual excavation of endangered sites did not begin until the summer of 1962. Earlier work included only limited, short-term reconnaissance. A total of 81 sites were recorded in the upper reservoir area during the 1946, 1950, 1951. And 1962-64 surveys (Figs. 2, 3).

Cite this Record

Publications in Salvage Archeology, 12: Bighorn Canyon Archeology. Wilfred M. Husted, Jerome E. Petsche, Warren W. Caldwell. Publications In Salvage Archeology ,12. Lincoln, NE: Smithsonian Institution. 1969 ( tDAR id: 92340) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8VT1SZ9

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Keywords

Material
Basketry • Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Hide • Metal • Shell • Wood

Site Name
Bottleneck Cave (48BH206) • Site 24BH250 • Site 48BH7 • The Crooked Creek Site (48BH210) • The Fallen Rock Site (24BH257) • The Mangus Site (24CB221) • The Sorenson Site (24CB202)

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Reconnaissance / Survey

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.358; min lat: 44.823 ; max long: -107.913; max lat: 45.31 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): National Park Service; Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

Publications in Salvage Archeology(s): 12

NADB document id number(s): 900144; 2000440

NADB citation id number(s): 000000111457; 000000147073

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