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An Analysis of Historic Navajo Land Use in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona

Banschbach, Hayes A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275915526

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2010, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Anthropology.
Brush structures are temporary or seasonal shelters utilized mainly during the spring and fall to obtain relief from the sun, wind, and drifting sand. Although brush structures are an independent source of information about historic land use patterns, archaeologists have largely disregarded these simple, inconspicuous constructions. This thesis intends to demonstrate that brush structures can be a useful source of information about the distribution and time period of cultural activities. A sample of 14 brush structures in the Upper Basin Archaeological Research Project (UBARP) area of the Kaibab National Forest of Northern Arizona is used to evaluate land use models for the Grand Canyon-Coconino Plateau region. Ethnographic, historical, and archaeological information from literature is employed to argue that the structures under investigation are affiliated with Navajo. Wood growth and decay data, as well as artifact data and informant statements, are analyzed to obtain age estimates of the brush structures. The results of each analytical method are then compared to arrive at a coherent conclusion. I conclude that the brush structures in this thesis date to the period after Navajo incarceration at Fort Sumner (i.e., after 1868) and in at least some cases, to the past 60 years.
Alan Sullivan, PhD (Committee Chair)
Kenneth Tankersley, PhD (Committee Member)
75 p.
Archaeology
Navajo; land use; architecture; brush structures; Upper Basin; Grand Canyon

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  • Banschbach, H. A. (2010). An Analysis of Historic Navajo Land Use in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275915526

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Banschbach, Hayes. An Analysis of Historic Navajo Land Use in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona. 2010. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275915526.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Banschbach, Hayes. "An Analysis of Historic Navajo Land Use in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275915526

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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