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<br />AIl work was documented, and care was taken to leave the <br />an:haeological deposils urilistwbcd. 1be concerns of Tribal <br />representatives were addressed prior to construction. After the <br />work was compleled. any trails staning 10 develop as a result of <br />the project were obliternled and evef)' footprint brushed away, <br />During the coming year, each check- <br />dam location will be monitored 10 <br />delennme which techniques work best <br />and which need fine luning. <br /> <br />As we enter the seventh leaf of the <br />archaeological program and the fifth <br />year of the monitoring project, the <br />slafT in Flagstaff would like to <br />acknowledge the support we ha..,c <br />received from Reclamation. tb: Tribes, <br />ant the Arizona SHPO. Without a <br />conscious team approach, oone of the <br />work would be possible. Not onl). docs <br />the project protect and preserve the <br />cultural heritage of prehistoric and modem peoples of the Grand <br />Canyon. it creates a clearer picture of that complex story. <br /> <br />") <br /> <br />AN:haeology continued from page 7) <br /> <br />Where erosional channels were deep and narrow-sided, the Zuni <br />basket weave technique was employed nus technique allows <br />water 10 pass through tb: structure wbile retaining sediment on <br />the upstream side of the obstruction. acting in much the same <br />fashion as Glen Can)'on Dam. <br /> <br /> <br />'-.,- <br />- <br /> <br />J <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />., ... ~.. <br /> <br />." <br /> <br />ZUlli bGJluf wtgyt tuhlli'llU allows wg"'r to pa.ss IhFotlgh <br />/ht s/nICturt while rtlaining sedimenl on /he IIpsDTlml sile. <br /> <br />Where the gradient of the stream was more gentle with a broad- <br />er channel, low rock checks with a log core were utilized in <br />order to slow down the velocity of runoff on its course to the <br />river. Where the channel was broader still. a horscsOOe config- <br />uration was emplolcd. <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />Another aspect of lk field won. which <br />began in 1994 is detailed total station <br />mapping of archaeological sites b). a <br />Reclamation team accompafl).ing reg- <br />ularly scheduled monitoring trips con- <br />ducted by the Pan. Service. 1bese <br />maps enable field an:haeologists to <br />record impacts 10 the sites with greater <br />accUr::lcy and to discern subtle changes <br />in the configuration of surface <br />drainages. When combined with lear- <br />lo-year replication of photographs. <br />detailed maps e-xtend our ,.ision into <br />the past and make future won. more <br />efficicnt and consistent. <br /> <br />8 <br />