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Dates and Locations of Field Work at Sites 5MT1, 2, and 3: 1954-1991

Problems on a muddy road for the field van, close to 5MT3, 1981.

By Richard H. Wilshusen and Jeannette L. Mobley-Tanaka

There were 27 seasons in which field work was conducted at one or more of the three archaeological sites that were the focus of the CU Museum's Yellow Jacket project. There were several seasons where only very limited work or work with very small crews occurred, but the majority of the time crews of 5-12 were common and were in the field for eight to nine weeks. Although student field trips to Chaco Canyon and other Southwestern sights were part of the experience, the work otherwise went on for five to six days out of the week. When rains made the ground too muddy to work, time was spent on notes or catching up on preliminary lab work.

Table 1 gives our best present information on how long each field season lasted. These dates are derived from crew chief logs, excavation records, and other similar documentation. Crew members lists the people who worked at the sites over the years. More detailed information on crews, work histories, and documentation for each site is usually given in the site reports.