Erosion Control in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico for the Preservation of Archaeological Sites

Author

William Chauvenet

Publication Date

Summer 6-3-1935

Abstract

No accurate maps have been made of the whole region covered by this report. A very excellent aerial survey has been made of the Navajo Reservation, but this does not extend more than eight miles east of Wijiji, and does not show quite all of the Chaco canyon. No profile or cross-section of Chaco Canyon exists, except for the maps made by the National Parks Service. As these cover only about three-quarters of a mile, they are not of great assistance in matters concerned with the grade of the stream bed. They are a valuable start, however, and they have been drawn on freely for any information which they contain.

Keywords

Chaco Canyon, Erosion Control

Project Sponsors

School of American Research, New Mexico State Highway Department, U.S. Forest Service

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Anthropology

Department Name

Anthropology

First Committee Member (Chair)

Edgar Lee Hewett

Second Committee Member

Reginald G. Fisher

Third Committee Member

Stuart Alvord Northrop

Recommended Citation

Chauvenet, William. "Erosion Control in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico for the Preservation of Archaeological Sites." (1935). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/87