Dolores Archaeological Program: Studies in Environmental Archaeology

摘要

The report summarizes the basic data on the present environment of the project including climate, flora, fauna, and geology. It also evaluates the work accomplished by the Environmental Studies Group and report on the efforts to reconstruct the prehistoric environment at the time the Dolores Anasazi occupied the project area (ca. A.D. 600 to some time after A.D. 950). In addition, the results of literature searches and preliminary data on geology, and botanical and faunal remains recovered through archaeological excavation are presented. The data in this report supports the efforts of the Dolores Archaeological Program to both reconstruct and model the lifeways of the prehistoric inhabitants of the Dolores River valley and the adjacent uplands.