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The Taliaferro Site - 5000 Years of Prehistory in Southwest Wyoming

This report details the results of archaeological excavations at the Taliaferro site (48LN1468), a large multicomponent residential camp located in the Green River Basin. The excavations were conducted by Archaeological Services of Western Wyoming College for the Exxon Company, USA, LaBarge Natural Gas Project. A total of 300 m2 was excavated at the site; this yielded the remains of eight components. These components, separated horizontally and partially vertically, date between 5290 and 960 years ago. As evidenced by the thousands of charred seeds recovered from the fill of many features, the camp was used primarily during the late summer and fall as a base for the gathering and processing of seeds for the winter. The recovery of huge quantities of debitage, projectile points, and other tools indicates that the production of chipped stone tools was another important activity at this site.

Document Type / Category
Cultural Resource Series
Document Collection
BLM Library
State/Office
National Office
Author
Smith, Craig S.; Creasman, Steven D.
Publication Date
1988