Archaeological Observations North of the Rio Colorado

by Judd, Neil M.

• ISBN13: 9781607810223
• ISBN10: 1607810220
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-31
• Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr

Summary

Neil M. Judd New Foreword by Richard Talbot Anthropology and Archaeology Archeological Observations North of the Rio Coloradowas originally published in 1926 as part of the Smithsonian Institution#x19;s Bureau of American Ethnology (Bulletin 82). It contains the report of six seasons of fieldwork undertaken by Neil M. Judd for the Bureau between 1915 and 1920 in western Utah and northwestern Arizona. The original investigation set out to examine alleged prehistoric sites near Beaver, Utah-specifically sites related to the #x1C;Pueblo ruins#x1D; found elsewhere in the Southwest. This in turn led to a much larger project, as there were more sites than expected recognized as having a cultural affinity with other prehistoric Puebloan sites. During these six years, Judd#x19;s team covered a region from the Grand Canyon to the northern shore of the Great Salt Lake, east to the Green River and west into the deserts of Nevada. This book is part of the University of Utah Press#x19;s ongoing effort to reprint selected out-of-print volumes that apply directly to Utah archaeology, in an attempt to allow current students easier access and use of historic information. Owing to continued development, increased artifact collection, and on-going degradation, Utah archaeology is far different today than it was a century ago. The scientific works of these early archaeologists provide a glimpse of the variability that existed within sites and geographic areas in the early 1900s and gives a picture of Utah archaeology in an earlier era.

Author Biography

Neil M. Judd (1887-1976) was a pioneer of southwestern archaeology. He participated in 24 investigations and served 39 years at the United States National Museum, a unit of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the principle investigator during the excavations of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. Richard K. Talbot is director of the Office of Public Archaeology at Brigham Young University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Field work, season of 1915	p. 4
Mounds near Willard	p. 4
Mounds north of Willard	p. 10
Mounds west of Great Salt Lake	p. 11
Mounds near Ogden	p. 13
Mounds in Salt Lake Valley	p. 14
Mounds in Utah Valley	p. 18
Mounds near Beaver	p. 21
Additional observations near Beaver	p. 35
Mounds in Parowan Valley	p. 36
Archeological sites in Cedar Valley	p. 39
Archeological sites near St. George	p. 40
Archeological sites east of St. George	p. 43
Archeological sites near Kanab	p. 45
Cottonwood Canyon	p. 51
Field work, season of 1916	p. 54
Observations at Paragonah	p. 54
Explorations in Millard County	p. 59
Additional archeological sites	p. 64
Field work, season of 1917	p. 69
Review of archeological observations at Paragonah	p. 69
Use of adobe elsewhere	p. 72
Field work, season of 1918	p. 76
Observations in House Rock Valley	p. 76
Ruins near Saddle Mountain	p. 82
Ruins on Walhalla Plateau	p. 84
Field work, season of 1919	p. 90
Observations in Cottonwood Canyon	p. 90
Field work, season of 1920	p. 124
Observations west of Kanab Creek	p. 124
Prehistoric ruins on Paria Plateau	p. 129
The ruins of Bed Rock Canyon	p. 133
Observations in Bright Angel Creek	p. 137
Archeological remains west of Kaibab Plateau	p. 141
Cultural material	p. 143
Pottery	p. 143
Bone implements	p. 145
Stone implements	p. 145
Wooden artifacts	p. 147
Textiles	p. 148
Vegetal food	p. 149
Skeletal remains	p. 150
Conclusion	p. 152
Locality and catalogue number of objects illustrated	p. 153
Average dimensions of rooms excavated	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 159
Index	p. 165
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