Wyoming Archaeology Project University of Wyoming, Sponsor Quarterly Report

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Title

Wyoming Archaeology Project University of Wyoming, Sponsor Quarterly Report

Subject

New Deal, 1933-1939.; Petroglyphs -- Wyoming.

Description

This collection consists of reports on and descriptions of petroglyphs and pictographs created during the New Deal archaeology that happened across Wyoming during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Ted C. Sowers oversaw these reports as Supervisor for the Archaeological Project of the Works Project Administration. Danny N. Walker, PhD, RPA, Wyoming State Archaeologists' Office, writes in a poster presented at the Society for American Archaeology's 76th Annual Meeting, "As with many other WPA projects, the survey closed with the advent of World War II, but provided a basis for future archaeological research" (2011). The Natrona County Public Library held these reports before they were transferred to the Casper College Library's Special Collections.

Creator

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration

Is Part Of

Ted C. Sowers Papers and Photographs, SpecColl 01.1941.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

Identifier

SpecColl 01.1941.01_WAPUW

Collection Items

Wyoming Archaeology Project Quarterly Report
A quarterly report to sponsors of UW for the Wyoming Archaeology Project from the 4th quarter of 1939.

Wyoming Archaeology Project Map 1
A sketch of Spanish Diggings sites.

Wyoming Archaeology Project Map 2
A geological map of Spanish Diggings.

Spanish Diggings Plate 1
Spanish Diggings Plate 1

The Spanish Diggings proper. The view is looking toward the south direction.

Spanish Diggings Plate 2
Spanish Diggings Plate 2

The Spanish Diggings. The view is looking toward the northeast direction.

Spanish Diggings Plate 3
Spanish Diggings Plate 3

The Spanish Diggings. View of quartzite rocks whose direction leads to the other quarries. On the ground may be seen artifacts, chips, and rejects. The view is towards the northwest.

Spanish Diggings Plate 4
Spanish Diggings Plate 4

The Spanish Diggings. This view is looking north from the line of rocks (Plate 3). Directly in the center of the picture, a deer may be seen.

Spanish Diggings Plate 5
Spanish Diggings Plate 5

The Spanish Diggings. The view is toward the southeast. In the upper right hand corner may be seen the E. H. Barbour Quarry.

Spanish Diggings Plate 6
Spanish Diggings Plate 6

The E. H. Barbour Quarry. This view is towards the northeast. The flat in the foreground is covering with tipi rings.

Spanish Diggings Plate 7
Spanish Diggings Plate 7

The E. H. Barbour Quarry. This view is looking toward the west. The slope is covered with rejects, while the foreground is rich in artifacts. This is on the edge of the tipi rings.
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