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Table of Contents University of Nevada, Reno Moving beyond Boundaries: Fremont and Anasazi Archaeology and Rock Art in Southeastern Utah A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology by Leticia A. Neal Dr. Gary Haynes/Thesis Advisor May, 2010 © by Leticia A. Neal 2010 All Rights Reserved THE GRADUATE SCHOOL We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by LETICIA A. NEAL entitled Moving beyond Boundaries: Fremont and Anasazi Archaeology and Rock Art in Southeastern Utah be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Gary Haynes, Ph.D., Advisor Catherine S. Fowler, Ph.D., Committee Member Paul Starrs, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative Marsha H. Read, Ph. D., Associate Dean, Graduate School May, 2010 i ABSTRACT Southeastern Utah was occupied by groups for whom movement, abandonment, and resettlement was a way of life. Although the Fremont and the Anasazi are often conceptualized as distinct cultural traditions, underlying similarities in lifeways are embodied in their use and conception of the landscape in the Moab area. The Colorado River is often used to demarcate the boundary between the Fremont and the Anasazi. Generally, Fremont rock art styles and sites are located north of the Colorado River, while Anasazi rock art styles and sites are south of the Colorado River. The distribution of Anasazi and Fremont sites, ceramics, and rock art imagery indicate social interaction and a fluctuating border as people, pots, and rock art imagery moved across this frontier. Rock art, in conjunction with other lines of archaeological evidence, provides a unique opportunity to explore the dynamic relationships among communities. The archaeology around Moab and south into San Juan County indicates that the strongest source of Ancestral Puebloan influence was from people of Mesa Verde heritage, a result of migration into southeastern Utah. In contrast to this pattern, there is a high frequency of Fremont or Fremont-like rock art. I propose that the stylistic expressions found in rock art are a result of cultural transmission where some cultural variants were preferentially adopted over others and in turn symbolically displayed in rock art. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My appreciation to the following institutions and agencies: Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration; Utah Division of History, Antiquities Section; the archives of the Edge of the Cedars Museum; Moab Field Office, Bureau of Land Management; the Special Collections of the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah (Manuscripts, Multimedia Archives, and University Archives and Records Management); and the Moab Rock Art Site Stewardship Program. Without the support of these institutions and agencies, this research would not have been possible. Thanks are also due to my committee members, Dr. Gary Haynes, Dr. Catherine S. Fowler, and Dr. Paul Starrs. Last, but not least, I am very grateful to my family and friends who supported me throughout this endeavor. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 What is Rock Art? 3 The Archaeology of the Moab Area 4 Explaining the Paradox 5 Research Focus 7 Organization of Thesis 9 CHAPTER 2: FREMONT AND ANASAZI INTERACTION 11 Fremont 11 Basketmaker and Anasazi 15 Discussion and Implications 19 Freazi or Anamont? 20 Turner-Look Site (42Gr314) 22 Coombs Village (42Ga34) 24 Verdure Canyon Site (42Sa10986) 26 Bull Creek Sites 28 Ticaboo Town Ruin Site (42Ga2295) 30 Discussion 31 CHAPTER 3: ROCK ART STYLES—DATING AND CULTURAL AFFILIATION 32 Superposition 34 Artifact Association 35 Rock Art Styles 36 Barrier Canyon Style, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 500 40 Glen Canyon Style 5, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 500 42 Uncompahgre Style, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000 43 San Juan Basketmaker Style, 100 B.C. to A.D. 750 44 Pueblo I, A.D. 700 to 900 and Pueblo II-III, A.D. 850 to 1300 46 Abajo-La Sal Style, ? 47 Uinta Style, A.D. 500 to 1000 49 San Rafael Style, A.D. 700 to 1250 51 Discussion 53 iv CHAPTER 4: ROCK ART THEORY 55 Hunting Magic 56 Neuropsychology/Shamanic 57 Landscape/Regional 59 Canyonlands Rock Art: Hartley 60 Coso Rock Art: Gilreath and Hildebrandt 61 Discussion 63 CHAPTER 5: CULTURAL TRANSMISSION THEORY 64 Cultural Transmission Theory 64 Pottery Style: Bowser and Patton 68 Projectile Point Morphology: Bettinger and Eerkens 70 Discussion and Implications 72 Rock Art and Cultural Transmission Theory 76 Migration, Clan Identity, and Rock Art: Bernardini 77 Visual Communication and Rock Art: Olsen 78 Discussion 80 CHAPTER 6: ANALYTICAL METHODS AND DATA COLLECTION 81 Research Goals 81 Statistical Methods 83 Research Database 84 Temporal Data 86 Ceramics 86 Projectile Points 90 Rock Art 91 Other Relevant Data 92 Test Cases 92 CHAPTER 7: INDIAN CREEK 95 Environmental Setting 96 Early Explorations 97 Big Sheep Ruin Site (LS 14-11, 42Sa1563) 98 Fremont Imagery 104 Selected Rock Art Sites 107 Newspaper Rock Site (42Sa1888, Indian Creek #3) 109 Shay Canyon Mastodon Site (42Sa5329, 42Sa7723, 42Sa13792, 42Sa13820, 42Sa13822, and Indian Creek #2) 110 Site 42Sa13796 112 Site 42Sa13797 115 Site 42Sa13804 118 Site 42Sa13807 119 Site 42Sa13861 120 Boulder Top Village Site ( 42Sa13859) 122 Site 42Sa20493 123 v The Macaw Site (42Sa20494) and the Broken Tail Macaw Site (42Sa20496) 124 White Hands Boulder Site ( 42Sa20497) 127 Site 42Sa20498 130 Summary of Selected Sites 131 CHAPTER 8: SEVENMILE CANYON 132 Environmental Setting 134 Early Explorations 135 Unidentified Split-Twig Figurine Site 136 Selected Rock Art Sites 138 Bartlett Flats Pictograph Alcove Site (42Gr42, 42Gr382) 138 The Legless Goat Site (42Gr307, 42Gr984) 141 Site 42Gr2196 143 Site 42Gr2215 145 Site 42Gr2217 146 Site 42Gr2219 147 Site 42Gr2221 150 Site 42Gr2224 150 Summary of Selected Sites 151 CHAPTER 9: THE PORTAL AREA 152 Environmental Setting 153 Early Explorations 155 Potash Road Petroglyph Site (42Gr316, 42Gr408, 42Gr449, Burden Basket, Claudia’s Site, Indian Writings, Pithouse Site, and Wall Street) 156 Selected Rock Art Sites 163 Moab Mastodon Site (42Gr203, 42Gr332, and 42Gr603) 163 Push Me, Pull Me Site (42Gr315, 42Gr3651) 167 Night Dance Site (42Gr318, Site #1, and Wall Street) 168 Birthing Rock Site (42Gr328, 42Gr481) 170 Fringe-legged Sheep (42Gr329, 42Gr607, Dumbell, Mamas and Pappas, and Hairy Sheep) 172 Moonflower Canyon Site (42Gr479) 173 Dinosaur Tracks Site (42Gr601, Site #3) 174 Owl Panel Site (42Gr2608, 42Gr3238) 176 Site 42Gr3235 178 Sally Basketmaker Site (42Gr3242) 179 Site 42Gr3661 181 Summary of Selected Sites 182 CHAPTER 10: MILL CREEK AREA 183 Environmental Setting 184 Early Explorations 185 vi North Fork Rockshelter Site (42Gr174-176, 42Gr2946, NF-1, and 103-50) 189 Selected Rock Art Sites 196 Sheep on Parade Site (NF-8, 42Gr199, 42Gr2904, Lower Pool Rockshelter, and Vandalized) 196 Site 42Gr2625 (93.14) 197 Site 42Gr2626 (93.15) 198 Sipapu Site (97-10, 42Gr2889) 199 Grant’s Thesis Site (97-14, 97-14C, 42Gr2897, and Eagle Dancer Site) 201 Dancing on Bear Site (97-13, 97-13C, and 42Gr2898) 203 White Basketmaker Site (98.5; 98-C, 42Gr2929, and White Guy Site) 204 Dry Falls Site (98-A, 42Gr2944) 207 Mountain Boomer Site (98-B, 42Gr2945) 208 Boulder Site (NF-4, 42Gr2949) 209 Site 42Gr3175 211 Site 42Gr3176 212 Moab Golf Course Site (42Gr890) 213 Summary of Selected Sites 215 CHAPTER 11: INTEGRATION AND DISCUSSION 217 The Abajo-La Sal Style 217 Rock Art Style Associations 224 Correlation of Rock Art Style Associations 224 Cluster Relationships among Rock Art Styles and Site Characteristics 227 Rock Art Style and Archaeological Chronologies 229 Relationship of Rock Art Styles and Archaeological Chronologies 230 Relationship of Rock Art Styles and Archaeological Affiliations 232 Future Research Directions 235 Stylized Anthropomorphs 236 Ceramic Studies 236 Anthropomorphs with Weaponry 237 REFERENCES 239 APPENDIX A: DATABASE OF ALL SITES 261 vii LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 2 Table 2.1 Fremont Phases 14 Table 2.2 Pecos Classification System 16 CHAPTER 5 Table 5.1 Cultural Evolutionary Forces 65 CHAPTER 6 Table 6.1 Ceramic Affiliation and Date Range 88 CHAPTER 7 Table 7.1 Selected Rock Art Sites in Indian Creek 108 CHAPTER 8 Table 8.1 Selected Rock Art Sites in Sevenmile Canyon 137 CHAPTER 9 Table 9.1 Selected Rock Art Sites in the Portal Area 162 CHAPTER 10 Table 10.1 Selected Sites in the Mill Creek Area 195 CHAPTER 11 Table 11.1 Abajo-La Sal Style Sites in Southeastern Utah 220 Table 11.2 Abajo-La Sal Sites in Southeastern Utah with Temporally Diagnostic Artifacts 220 Table 11.3 Abajo-La Sal Style Sites in Colorado 223 Table 11.4 Abajo-La Sal Sites and other Rock Art Styles in Southeastern Utah 233 Table 11.5 Correlation of Rock Art Style Associations 225 Table 11.6 Cluster Relationships of Rock Art Sites and Archaeology 228 Table 11.7 Distribution of Rock Art Styles in Clusters 228 Table 11.8 Distribution of Sub-Areas in Clusters 229 Table 11.9 Relationship of Rock Art Styles and Archaeological Chronologies 231 Table 11.10 Relationship of Rock Art Style to Ceramic Affiliation 232 viii LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 1 Figure 1.1 Selected Areas 2 CHAPTER 2 Figure 2.1 Map depicting the Fremont variants, 21 selected Fremont and Anasazi sites, and the heart of Fremont culture area CHAPTER 3 Figure 3.1 Distribution of Selected Rock Art Styles and Anasazi culture areas 38 Figure 3.2 Selected Rock Art Styles found in the Eastern Great Basin and Colorado Plateau 39 Figure 3.3 Clay Figurine (left) and
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