| SITE OVERVIEW
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| Site Number |
5MT1825
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History of the Site Name |
Site was named for the butte on which, and around the base of which, the village was built.
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| Other Names |
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Comment |
Battle Rock
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Holmes 1875*1:5; Jackson 1875*1:July 30 entry, 1981*1:Plate 5. National Archives Trust Fund photo no. 57-541
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Fortified Rock
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Colorado Historical Society photos no. WHJ163, WHJ164
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Sentinel House, Sentinel Pueblo
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Arrington 1986*1:6, 58-59
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Site Type |
Habitation (with public architecture)
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Site Boundary Description |
Site is bounded by exposed bedrock to the south, by a stream channel to the north. To the east and west the site is defined by the absence of artifacts and features.
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Site Size |
1.88 acres (.76 hectares)
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Site Composition and Layout |
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Cultural Affiliation and Date Range of Occupation |
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General Location |
McElmo Canyon, 12 miles west of State Highway 491 (formerly Highway 666) on County Road G (McElmo Road), Cortez, Colorado (Montezuma County)
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Ownership, Stewardship |
U.S. Government, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
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Years of Crow Canyon Excavation |
1990-1994
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Percent Excavated by Crow Canyon |
5 percent
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Permits |
Permits to conduct excavations and to place a temporary laboratory trailer and portable toilet near the site were issued to Crow Canyon Archaeological Center by the Bureau of Land Management, San Juan Resource Area Office, Durango, Colorado. Excavation was conducted under the authority of Federal Antiquities and Cultural Resource Use permits, and permission for the trailer and portable toilet was given under Land Use permits.
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| Permit |
Comments |
C-39466g
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1990-1992; Bureau of Land Management: excavation
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C-39466i
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1993-1994; Bureau of Land Management: excavation
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CO-038
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1993-1994; Bureau of Land Management Land Use Permit to park trailer and toilet
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