Site Overview

Site Number

5MT18629

History of the Site Name

No name is currently assigned to the site.

Other Names

Name Comment

Site Type

Habitation site.

Site Boundary Description

The site boudary is defined by the extent of features and the associated artifact scatter.

Site Size

.8 acres.

Site Composition and Layout

The site is comprised of a roomblock rubble mound, a kiva depression, a midden and an associated artifact scatter. At least two slab surface rooms are also present at the site.

Cultural Affiliation and Date Range of Occupation

Pueblo II (A.D. 1060 to 1150).

General Location

Approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Cortez on the eastern flank of Alkali Canyon.

Ownership, Stewardship

Galen Larson}

Years of Crow Canyon Excavation

No excavation was undertaken; fieldwork occurred in 2015.

Percent Excavated by Crow Canyon

None.

Permits

Work at the site was permitted through a Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation survey permit.

Permits Comment
2015-2 Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.