Historic Archaeology on the Dolores Archaeological Project, Dolores, Colorado
Creators: name: Sampson, Michael P.
Publisher: name: Society for Historical Archaeology
Year: 1980
Subjects: subject: Mesa Verde Region
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subject: Dolores River Valley
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subject: Southwestern Colorado
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2810/southwestern-colorado
subject: A.D. 1500 - Historic
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subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/272/resource-extraction-production-transportation-structure-or-features
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Water Control Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/279/water-control-feature
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Isolated Feature
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subject: Kiln
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/346/kiln
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/347/midden
subject: Hamlet / Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/254/hamlet-village
subject: Kiva / Great Kiva
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/321/kiva-great-kiva
subject: Military Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/322/military-structure
subject: Pit
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subject: Wattle &amp; Daub (Jacal) Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/261/wattle-daub-jacal-structure
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
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subject: Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/264/room-block-compound-pueblo
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
subject: Plaza
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subject: Wood
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subject: Building Materials
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subject: Architectural Documentation
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Architectural Survey
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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subject: Geophysical Survey
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subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
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subject: Systematic Survey
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description: The Dolores Archaeological Program historic studies crew conducted fieldwork on a river valley area assigned as the first-year impact zone. The historic studies crew field research centered on inventory for evidence of activity from the historical period. The historical evidence was either recorded as an isolated find or a site. The historic studies crew designated an isolated find as incomplete or inconclusive human activity evidence and a site was defined as stand-alone human activity evidence of a phenomenon that was historically important. To record evidence as either an isolated find or a site, the historic studies crew mapped and measured all features that were found, noted architectural details, and took photographs.