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Fifteen Years on the Rock: Archaeological Research, Administration, and Compliance on Black Mesa, Arizona

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Shirley Powell ,
Peter P. Andrews ,
Deborah L. Nichols  and
F. E. Smiley
Shirley Powell
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
Peter P. Andrews
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
Deborah L. Nichols
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
F. E. Smiley
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
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Abstract

The Black Mesa Archaeological Project has been conducting field investigations and archaeological research in northeastern Arizona since 1967. The work is contracted for by Peabody Coal Company in order to comply with federal, state, and tribal statutes. The longevity of the project, as well as its size and complexity, affords a unique opportunity to evaluate and refine research, project administration, and legal compliance procedures. In most situations, clear advantages have resulted from the opportunities to learn from the project's history. Unfortunately, changing statutes and changing interpretations of the same statutes have resulted in major problems—both for the archaeologists and for the Peabody Coal Company.

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American Antiquity , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , April 1983 , pp. 228 - 252
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1983

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