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Split-Twig Figurines in the Grand Canyon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Douglas W. Schwartz ,
Arthur L. Lange  and
Raymond de Saussure
Douglas W. Schwartz
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky Lexington, Ky.
Arthur L. Lange
Affiliation:
Newmont Exploration Ltd. Jerome, Ariz.
Raymond de Saussure
Affiliation:
San Francisco, Calif.
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The Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona has long been a favorite area of study for geologists from all parts of the world, but until recently little intensive archaeological work has been done within the canyon itself. In 1953 the senior author began to investigate Cataract Creek Canyon, the only major drainage leading from the Coconino Plateau on the south to the Colorado River. Also in this year Walter W. Taylor (1954) made a quick survey of the lower reaches of the Grand Canyon by boat, but due to high and fast water he was unable to locate many sites. The present project was the first major excavation to be carried on in the main canyon area and it revealed material that should stimulate further work in the region.

Type
Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , January 1958 , pp. 264 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1958

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