Excavation on Black Mesa, 1979: A Descriptive Report
Creators: name: Brin, Adam
Publisher: name: Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University
Year: 1980
Subjects: subject: Black Mesa, AZ
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Pueblo I-II
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subject: Basketmaker II Period
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subject: Navajo
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subject: Anasazi
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subject: Historic
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subject: AZ D:11:381
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subject: AZ D:11:320
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subject: AZ D:7:719
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subject: AZ D:11:1096
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subject: AZ D:11:1244
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subject: AZ D:7:514
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subject: AZ D:7:214
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subject: AZ D:7:406
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subject: AZ D:7:216
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subject: AZ D:7:236
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subject: AZ D:7:441
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subject: AZ D:7:424
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subject: AZ D:7:220
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subject: AZ D:11:215
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subject: AZ D:11:426
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subject: AZ D:7:1125
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subject: AZ D:7:1135
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subject: AZ D:7:222
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subject: AZ D:11:1136
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subject: AZ D:11:425
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subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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subject: Sweat House / Sweat Lodge
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subject: Burial Pit
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subject: Archaeological Feature
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subject: Corral
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subject: Non-Domestic Structures
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subject: Hearth
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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subject: Midden
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subject: Hogan
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subject: Domestic Structures
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subject: Milling Feature
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subject: Kiva / Great Kiva
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subject: Milling Bin
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subject: Pit
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subject: Wattle &amp; Daub (Jacal) Structure
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subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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subject: Storage Pit
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subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
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subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
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subject: Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
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subject: Shade Structure / Ramada
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subject: Tent Ring / Tipi Ring
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subject: Shell
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subject: Textile
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subject: Ceramic
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subject: Chipped Stone
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subject: Dating Sample
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subject: Fauna
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subject: Glass
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subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Human Remains
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subject: Black Mesa Archaeological Project
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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description: During the fall of 1978, the Black Mesa Archaeological Project (BMAP) was requested by Peabody Coal Company to carry out archaeological research in three areas of the Peabody lease on Black Mesa, Arizona. The purpose of this research was to mitigate the adverse impact of future mining activity and to provide archaeological clearance for these mining activities. This work was carried out under Antiquities Act Permit number 78-AZ-040 (expiration date, May 30, 1981), 79-AZ-055 (expiration date, February 21, 1980), Navajo Tribal Permit number 44 (expiration date, May 30, 1981), and Hopi Tribal Resolution number H- 52-75 (expiration date, February 21, 1980).
Excavation was carried out during the summer of 1979 under the direction of Shirley Powell of Southern Illinois University (SIU), with the assistance of Anthony L. Klesert and Robert Layhe of SIU. Jeanie Goodman and George Holley directed the laboratory analysis. George J. Gumerman and Shirley Powell served as principal investigators for the project.