Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F4
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: H54
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F3
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F70
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F96
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F69
This research project explores the impacts of professional archaeology on private artifact collectors, and how understanding both domains is vital to furthering our knowledge of the past. Using the ethical framework laid out in the Society for American Archaeology 2018 Statement on Collaboration with Responsible and Responsive Stewards of the Past, this work aims to combine collaborative inquiry, archaeological ethnography, and fieldwork to partner with a private collector in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. The collection, alongside the narrative of this private collecting couple, provides an important cautionary tale to professionals seeking to better collaborative efforts with other responsible and responsive stewards of the past.
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F75
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F68
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: I60
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F76
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F77
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: F67
Southwestern Ruins, Villages, Pueblos and Missions, 1896-1940: G96
Historical Archaeology is a discipline informed by research in the archaeological and documentary record. However, the details of the research process for historical assemblages are not often documented in a way that can be applied to other cases. This paper discusses the methodological and research strategies used in the study of the Dead Man’s Cave Gulch (DMCG) cache. Little has been written on historic caches and further documentation is merited. Beginning with presenting the context of research strategies in historic archaeology and previous research on caches, this paper will outline resources available for researchers, including resources in the state of Colorado. Finally, it will present the results of the DMCG cache study.
