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Years this material was created:
ca, 1882-2001
Quantity: 1
linear shelf foot (in 2.5 document case)
Arranged and described by Todd Ellison, Archivist
©2004 by Fort
Lewis College Foundation, Center of Southwest Studies account
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M 160
Centuries Research records
1977-1982
1 linear shelf foot (approximately 255 items, in 17 folders in 2.5 document case)
This collection contains historically significant records retained from contract archaeology work conducted by Centuries Research Inc. of Montrose, Colorado, on sites on the western slope of Colorado and adjacent regions of the Four Corners area. Archaeological site inventory forms constitute the bulk of the collection, which also includes topographical maps, sketches of sites and lithics, photographs, archaeological log books and also some of the formal reports submitted to private and governmental agencies.
The majority of the archaeological reports cover prehistoric ancestral Pueblo sites in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. Visual surveys were completed with types of artifacts, locations, and features documented. Someone interested in how a contract archaeologist works may be interested in this collection as there are many representative examples of reports needed to be completed from private and governmental agencies, everyday working papers, logs, research design, formal reports and an occasional project budget. Reading of the log books reveals problems and challenges that are encountered by archaeologists when working in the field.
Centuries Research, Inc., a private corporation, was founded by Steven G. Baker in 1977 in Montrose County, Colorado. The purpose of the company is to expedite the land development goals of private and governmental agencies. Professional services of archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and historic preservationists have been utilized. By 1980 (according to its own claim) the company had become a leading private cultural resource management agency in the Rocky Mountain area.
The Center of Southwest Studies acquired this collection via donation in 1988-89. As noted below, in 1996 the Center transferred out to the Anasazi Heritage Center 20 linear shelf feet of materials (artifacts, field records, and office records) that pertained to the Mount Emmons Project. Southwest Studies archives student Frank Mt. Pleasant arranged this collection in September 1996 through January 1997.
Records sent elsewhere: (20 linear shelf feet)
*Artifacts, field records and an office transcriber. These materials, pertaining to the Centuries Research project on Mount Emmons in the late 1970s and early 1980s and donated to the Center of Southwest Studies by Steven Baker in March of 1989 (accession number 8903002) were transferred to the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado, on August 8, 1996, as part of an ongoing effort to consolidate U.S. Bureau of Land Management-Montrose District collections at the Anasazi Heritage Center. The materials included 9 records boxes of Mount Emmons/AMAX artifacts and 7 boxes of archaeological records (including field books, summaries, records and correspondence, ca. 1979-1981) re: AMAX et al.
Records deaccessioned: (4 items)
*Duplicate copies of printed Centuries Research brochures.
The materials within this collection are organized in two series, of which the second comprises the major part of the collection.
1. Centuries Research business records, 1979-198-. 2 folders. Includes a printed promotional brochure and (in folder 2) archaeological photograph inventory records.
2. Archaeological survey records, 1978-1982. 2.5 document cases. Includes site inventory records and reports. Arranged alphabetically by project title, then chronologically by the date on which the record was produced.
Box 1:
Folder 1 Centuries Research business brochure, ca. 1979-198-. [2x]
Folder 2 Archaeological photograph inventory records, 1981.
Folder 3 GCS Joint Venture Project archaeological survey records, 1981.
Folder 4 Goodnenough Gulch, Dominguez Ridge Project, archaeological survey records, 1981.
Folder 5 Grand Mesa Project archaeological survey records, 1981.
Folder 6 Ignacio Canyon Project archaeological survey records, 1981 July 2 - July 28.
Folder 7 Ignacio Canyon Project archaeological survey records, 1981 Aug. 4 - Aug. 7.
Folder 8 Ignacio Canyon Project archaeological survey records, 1981 Aug. 8 - Aug. 10.
Folder 9 Ignacio Canyon Project archaeological survey records, 1981 Aug. 12 - Aug. 28.
Box 2:
Folder 1 Mount Emmons Project heritage resources study series, Volume I, 1980.
Folder 2 Mount Emmons Project heritage resources study series, Volume IV, 1980.
Folder 3 Mount Emmons Project interim project report, 1978-1980.
Folder 4 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 3 - Aug. 9.
Folder 5 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 10 - Aug. 12.
Folder 6 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 13 - Aug. 13.
Folder 7 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 15 - Aug. 18.
Box 3:
Folder 1 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 19 - Aug. 23.
Folder 2 Pacific West Cedar 4 Project archaeological records, 1981 Aug. 24 - Aug. 31.
Folder 3 San Miguel Power 12 KV Power Line archaeological records, 1981.
This inventory was prepared by Frank Mt. Pleasant in December 1996 - January 1997, and was last edited by Todd Ellison on January 3, 2006
This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College. Researchers wanting more information about using this material at the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center may email the archivist at archives@fortlewis.edu or click here to use our E-mail Reference Request Form (or phone the archivist at 970/247-7126). The Center does not have a budget for outgoing long-distance phone calls to answer reference requests, so please email if you wish to receive a response from the Center. To request reproductions/copies, click here for instructions.
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