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An Archaeological Survey of the Blowouts of Yuma County, Colorado

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

Paul H. Gebhard
Paul H. Gebhard*
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Ever since Yuma points were recognized as being particularly ancient, Yuma County, Colorado has been a logical area of interest. Nevertheless, until 1941 the county had received scant attention from professional archaeologists, with the sole exception of a partial surface survey by Dr. E. B. Renaud. On the other hand, there had been considerable collecting by local residents, most particularly by Perry and Harold Andersen of Yuma, Colorado, who have amassed a large and valuable collection including numerous Folsom and Yuma points.

In 1941 Yuma County was still liberally spotted with blowouts resulting from wind erosion of the sandy soil consequent upon the previous drought. Conditions were, for the archaeologist, optimal. Thanks to Dr. Donald Scott, who arranged that expenses be defrayed by the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, my wife and I were enabled to spend part of the summer and early fall in Yuma County and adjacent portions of other counties.

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Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , October 1949 , pp. 132 - 143
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1949

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