Cultural landscape preservation issues : Tsankawi Mesa, Bandelier National Monument

292 Pages·1998·5.3 MB·English

by  Provencher, Shaun

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CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
PRESERVATION ISSUES-
TSANKAWI MESA,
BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT
Shaun Provencher
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CulturalLandscapePreservationIssues-
TsankawiMesa,BandelierNationalMonument
Acknowledgements
IwouldliketothankFrankMatero,RobertPreucel,andJakeBarrowwithoutwhose
supportthisthesisanditsprecedingreportwouldneverhavebeenaccomplished.
Further,IwouldliketothankthestaffofBandelierNationalMonument,particularly
CraigAllen,KayBeeley,BrianJacobs,ElizabethMozillo,GaryRoybal,Charisse
Sydoriak,Supt.RoyWeaver,aswellasJimTrottandJillCowleyoftheSouthwest
RegionalOfficeandTomGarrisonofLANLwhosehelpwithofficial,cultural,and
cartographicinformationaddedmuchtothisthesis.

CulturalLandscapePreservationIssues-
TsankawiMesa,BandelierNationalMonument
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0Introduction 1
2.0Chapter1-SiteIdentification 3
2.1ProblemFocus 4
2.1.1 TsankawiPueblo 8
2.1.2 Cavates 8
2.1.3 Trails 8
2.1.4 DirectionalShrines 9
2.1.5 Petroglyphs 9
2.2Archaeology 10
2.3CulturalLandscape 14
2.4Ethnogeography 17
2.5Methodology 23
2.5.1 ArchivalResearch 23
2.5.2 SiteDocumentation 23
2.5.3 Ethnography/TraditionalUseStudy 24
3.0Chapter2-DescriptionandConditionAssessment 25
3.1Geology 25
3.2Climate 27
3.3Vegetation 27
3.4Trails 29
3.5MesaTopPueblo 42
3.6Cavates 44
4.0Chapter3-Evaluation 49
4.1 DeterminingPriorities:IdentificationandSolutions 50
4.2ManagementIssues 52
4.2.1 RelaxedManagement 52
4.2.2 OfficialPresence 53
4.2.3 Signage 54
4.3TrailPreservation 55
4.4Recommendations 56
4.4.1 Management 57
4.4.2 OfficialPresence 58
4.4.3 Signage 59
4.4.4 Vegetation 60
4.4.5 Trails 61