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Archaeological Sites

Danger Cave
Rockshelter excavated by Jesse Jennings in the 1940s, occupations dating to 11,000 years ago. This link is a brief article from Utah History To Go.

Lakeside Cave
Great Basin cave site, where David Madsen and other researchers discovered massive quantities of grasshoppers and believes that they may have formed part of the subsistence routine. A brief article in Discovering Archaeology.

Mountain Meadows
Site where a wagon train massacred during the 19th century by Mormon militiamen and their Paiute Indian allies in southwestern Utah; a brief article in Scientific American's Discovering Archaeology.

Sego Canyon
A rock art site in Utah, from Max Bertola.

University Programs

Center for Desert Archaeology
A private nonprofit organization, to promote stewardship of archaeological and historical resources in the Greater Southwest through active research, preservation, and public education. Contains Archaeology Southwest.

University of Utah, Salt Lake City
MA, PhD

Current Researchers

Phil R. Geib and Helen C. Fairley
Radiocarbon Dating of Fremont Anthropomorphic Rock Art in Glen Canyon, south-central Utah, article abstract from the Journal of Field Archaeology.

R. G. Matson, William D. Lipe, and William R. Haase IV
Adaptional Continuities and Occupational Discontinuities: The Cedar Mesa Anasazi, southeastern Utah, an abstract from the Journal of Field Archaeology.

Hector Neff, Daniel O. Larson, and Michael D. Glascock
The Evolution of Anasazi Ceramic Production and Distribution: Compositional Evidence from a Pueblo III Site in South-Central Utah, an abstract from the Journal of Field Archaeology.

Cultural History

Utah Cemetery Inventory
A very ambitious project, and well worth supporting; online databases of information from Utah cemetery sites. From the Utah State Historical Society.

Utah Professional Archaeological Council
Professional archaeological association in the state; includes a calendar and meeting notes.

Utah Rock Art and Research Association
An association dedicated to the education about and preservation of Native American rock art. Open to everyone.

General Information


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