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The Navajo Nation Archaeology Department (NNAD) conducted an archaeological survey of 17,280 acres on the central and western portions of the Kaiparowits Plateau in south-central Utah. The principal survey objective was to obtain data to characterize and estimate the density, distribution, and diversity of cultural resources in the 800,000 acre Kaiparowits Plateau study area. A secondary goal was to examine patterns in the distribution of cultural remains that are potentially reflective of settlement and land-use strategies for various environmental zones and temporal periods.