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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 32(3-4), FALL 1989

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT, by Bill Scoggin

 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

     THE WORKSHOP ON HELL GAP

 

     1989 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

 

      APRIL 23, 1989 FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES

 

      MAY 20, 1989 FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES

 

REPORT OF PREHISTORIC SITES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LINGLE, WYOMING, by Dennis Eisenbarth

 

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE KORELL-BORDEAUX SITE POTTERY, by Alan Korell

 

PROJECTILE POINT DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE DORELL-BORDEAUX WOODLAND COMPONENT by Harry Earl

 

HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS FROM THE SHUTE CREEK SITE, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING by Christi Gillam

 

THE DIVIDE BURIAL FROM NEAR WAMSUTTER, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING by George W. Gill and Craig S. Smith

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS, THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST, VOLUMES 3-30 by Frank Zeller

 

BOOK REVIEWS

A CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY OF PORTIONS OF LAKE OAHE, CARSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, VOLUME 1, BY P.H. SANDERS, ET AL., reviewed by Richard Blatchley

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 32(1-2), SPRING 1989

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

THE BUTLER-RISSLER SITE: PLAINS WOODLAND OCCUPATION ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER, WYOMING, by Mark E. Miller and Brain R. Waitkus.

 

BOOK REVIEWS

     STYLISTIC BOUNDARIES AMONG MOBILE HUNTER-GATHERERS, by C. Garth Sampson. (reviewed by Todd R. Guenther)

     SOCIAL THEORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, by Michael Shanks and Christopher Tilley (reviewed by Marcel Kornfeld)

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 31(3-4), FALL 1988

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IN MEMORIAL DR. ROBERT ARTHUR ALEX

 

1988 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

 

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

 

MINUTES

 

WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGY FOUNDATION MEETING MINUTES

 

THE 7TH ANNUAL WORLD CLASS ATLATL OPEN, FT. CASPAR, WYOMING

 

WYOMINGS FIRST PENITENTIARY: ARCHAEOLOGY OF A VICTORIAN ERA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION by Jerrey L. Hauff

 

HISTORIC JAPANESE SITES OF SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING by A. Dudley Gardner, Markia A. Matthews, and David Johnson

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 31(1-2), SPRING 1988

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

HEAD OF BARBARA and BUFFALO HEAD by William P. Maycock

 

THE ARROW AT POLECAT BENCH by Dan R. Baxter

 

SUGGESTIONS FOR EVOLUTION OF ROCK ART GLYPHS by Wm Jack Hranicky

 

BISON HUNTING AND PROCESSING AT THE RIVER BEND SITE (48NA202) by Dave F. McKee

 

HUNTER-GATHERER LAND USE AND LITHIC PROCUREMENT IN THE CENTRAL BIG HORN BASIN, WYOMING by William C. Prentiss, Eugene J. Romanski, and M. Lee Douthit

 

THE BUTLER-RISSLER SITE: PLAINS WOODLAND OCCUPATION ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER, WYOMING, by Mark E. Miller and Brain R. Waitkus.

 

BOOK REVIEWS

     Prehistoric Ceramics of the Mesa Verde Region, by David A. Breternitz, Arthur H. Rohn, Jr., and Elizabeth A. Morris. reviewed by Brian Waitkus

     Teeth, by Simon Hillson. reviewed by Danny N. Walker

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 30(3-4), FALL 1987

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

 

THE KORELL-BORDEAUX AND ROCK RANCH PROTOHISTORIC SITES: A PRELIMINARY REPORT by George M. Zeimens, Alan Korell, Don Housh, Dennis Eisenbarth, and Bob Curry

 

THE ROCK RANCH FAUNAL: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, by George M. Ziemens

 

HUMAN SKELETONS FROM THE ROCK RANCH AND KORELL-BORDEAUX SITES by George W. Gill

 

BOOK REVIEW

American Archaeology Past and Future: A Celebration of the Society for American Archaeology 1935-1985, edited by David J. Meltzer, Don D. Fowler, and Jeremy A. Sabloff, reviewed by David J. Rapson

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

VOLUME 30(1-2), Spring 1987

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BUSH SHELTER (48WA324): A MULTI-COMPONENT DRY ROCKSHELTER IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS, by Karen G. Miller

 

DAYS DIG by Frank B. Zeller

 

INDIAN CAMPSITE PATTERNS IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING, by Joe Bozovich

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT 48TE1076: A WALLED STRUCTURE IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING by Danny N. Walker

 

THE SONG OF THE INDIAN by Gloria Seline

 

WYOMING RADIOCARBON DATES-- SUPPLEMENT 1 by Terri L. Craigie

 

THE SONG OF THE VOLUNTEER by Gloria Seline

 

A NEW TECHNIQUE IN ROCK ART ANALYSIS: THE QUADRATURE METHOD by Wm. Jack Hranicky

 

BOOK REVIEWS

     Carlos Montezuma and the Changing World of American Indians, by Peter Iverson, reviewed by Russel L. Tanner

      Yellow Jacket: A Four Corners Anasazi Ceremonial Center, by Frederick Lange, Nancy Mahaney, Joe Ben Wheat and Mark L. Chenault, reviewed by Julie Francis

     The Knife River Flint Quarries: Excavations at Site 32DU508, BY Stanley A. Ahler, reviewed by Carl Spath

     Plains Indian Sculpture: A Traditional Art from American's Heartland, by John C. Ewers, reviewed by Mary Helen Hendry

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS
VOLUME 29(3-4), FALL 1986
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PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AT THE PLATT SITE (48PA848), PARK COUNTY, WYOMING, by Jim Platt and Susan Hughes


NEW EVIDENCE FOR LATE PALEOINDIAN OCCUPATION OF THE SOUTHERN ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS, by Eugene J. Romanski and William C. Prentiss


SOME THOUGHTS ON POTENTIAL OF FIRE-CRACKED ROCK STUDIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY, by Dale L. Wedel

HUNTING AND BATTLE SCENES AT NORDSTROM-BOWEN SITE (24YL419) IN THE BULL MOUNTAINS, MONTANA, by Thomas H. Lewis


A BEAR HUNT AT CANYON CREEK: 24YL1189, by Thomas H. Lewis

A POST-CONTACT PERIOD HUNTING CAMP ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI NATIONAL GRASSLANDS, by James D. Keyser and Walker E. Allen
 

BOOK REVIEWS

     Stone Tool Analysis: Essays in Honor of Don E. Crabtree, edited by Mark G. Plew, James C. Woods, and Max G. Pavesic, reviewed by Eric Ingbar

     Prehistoric Hunters of the Black Hills, by E. Steve Cassells, reviewed by Hoard L. Haespel

      Among Ancient Ruins: The Legacy of Earl H. Morris, edited by Frederick W. Lang and Diana Leonard, reviewed by David Eckles

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS
VOLUME 29(1-2), Spring 1986
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PREFACE by Mark Miller

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MINUTES OF THE 1986 SPRING MEETING

 

GEORGE C. FRISON, WYOMING STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST, 1967-1984 by Danny N. Walker


VARIATION IN CHIPPED-STONE TOOL ASSEMBLAGES FROM BISON KILLS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSING AND CAMP SITES by William B. Fawcell, Jr.


ASSEMBLAGE VARIATION OF OPEN LITHIC SCATTERS by Julie E. Francis


A MODERN ANALOG TO A BISON JUMP by Susan S. Hughes


IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACES AT THE McKEAN SITE, by Marcel Kornfeld and M. L. Larson


PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AT THE SEMINOE BEACH SITE, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING, by Mark E. Miller


ANALYSIS OF SHELLWORKING TRACES ON EXPERIMENTAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL BLADELET DRILLS, by Robert R. Peterson, Jr.


DETERMINATION OF SEX OF BISON UPPER FORELIMB BONES: THE HUMERUS AND RADIUS, by Lawrence C. Todd


ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PURGATOIRE RIVER VALLEY, LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO: CHRONOLOGY AND ORIGINS by Caryl E. Wood


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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS
VOLUME 28(3-4), FALL 1985
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, CAROLYN BUFF

 

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

 

PRELIMINARY NOTICE, 1986 SPRING MEETING

 

INTRODUCTION TO CAMP PAYNE, WYOMING by David Eckles

MILITARY CAMPS AT CAMP PAYNE by Skylar Scott


THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CAMP PAYNE, WYOMING by David Eckles


GEOLOGY OF CAMP PAYNE-RICHARDS TRADING POST SITE, NATRONA COUNTY, WYOMING, by Art Randall
 

REFERENCES CITED

 

BOOK REVIEWS

Binford: Bones: Ancient Men and Modern Myths reviewed by Mark E. Miller

 

Zimmerman: Peoples of Prehistoric South Dakota reviewed by Galen R. Burgett


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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGISTS
VOLUME 28(1-2), Spring 1985
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MINUTES OF THE 1985 SPRING MEETING

 

MINUTES OF THE 1985 SPRING FOUNDATION MEETING

 

CHAPTER REPORTS

COMPUTER CATALOGING OF ARTIFACTS, by Joe Bozovich

PRYOR CREEK PETROGLYPHS AND PICTOGRAPHS: 24YL405 AND 24YL406, by Thomae H. Lewie

 

THE UTILIZATION OF BISON FETAL BONES AND MANDIBLES IN A STUDY OF SEASONALITY AT THE RIVER BEND SITE (48NA202), by Dave F. McKee


 

WYOMING RADIOCARBON DATES, by Terri L. Craigie
 

BOOK REVIEWS


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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 27(3-4) FALL 1984

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

 

MINUTES OF THE 1984 SUMMER MEETING

 

LETTER FROM THE WYOMING STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST

 

SYMPOSIUM ON BIG HORN BASIN ARCHAEOLOGY

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

THE CONTROVERSY SURRONDING THE GRANGER STAGE STATION, WYOMING by RUSSEL L. TANNER

 

ROCK ART AND HABITATION SITES AT WEATHERMAN DRAW, CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA, by TOMAS H. LEWIS

 

A STUDY OF SHOSHONEAN CERAMICS OF WYOMING: THE BUGAS-HOLDING CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE, by HOWARD HASPEL

 

ETHNOHISTORIC ANALOGY IN THE WASHAKIE BASIN, WYOMING by CARL D. SPATH

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE WAGON BOX FIGHT SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING, by DAVID REISS AND SKYLAR S. SCOTT

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 27(1-2) SPRING 1984

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MINUTES OF THE 1984 SPRING MEETING

 

MINUTES OF THE 1984 FOUNDATION MEETING

 

THE DEAD INDIAN CREEK SITE: AN ARCHAIC OCCUPATION IN THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING, (edited by George C. Frison and Danny N. Walker)

     Introduction (George C. Frison and Danny N. Walker)

     The Dead Indian Creek site and its environment (Michael Wilson)

     Artifact and feature descriptions (Caryl W. Simpson, Karen West Scott, George M. Zeimens, Mark Miller, Jean Bedord, Charles Jefferson, Ross Hillman, John Jameson and George C. Frison).

     Dead Indian Creek local fauna (Karen West Scott and Michael Wilson)

     Medium-sized artiodactyl butchering and processing (John W. Fisher, Jr.)

     Population dynamics of mule deer (Tana Simpson)

     The partial skeleton of a child from Dead Indian Creek (George W. Gill)

     An observation on soil development at the Dead Indian Creek Site (Richard G. Reider)

     Geology of the Dead Indian Creek site (John P. Albanese)

     Conclusions (Danny N. Walker and George C. Frison)

     Reference Cited

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 26(3-4) FALL 1983

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MINUTES OF THE 1983 SPRING MEETING

 

MULLOY AND FRISON SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

 

THE RIVER BEND SITE, by CAROLYN MILLER BUFF

 

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAW MATERIAL TYPES IN ARTIFACT ASSEMBLAGES by Cary Craig

 

PICTOGRAPHS AT GOFFENA ROCKSHELTER, MUSSELSHELL RIVER VALLEY, MONTANA by Thomas H. Lewis

 

TAPHONOMY: FLESHING OUT THE DRY BONES OF PLAINS PREHISTORY by LAWRENCE C. TOOD, JR.

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 26(1-2) SPRING 1983

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Wyoming Archaeological Society State Officers                                        Appendix A

 

Wyoming Recreation Commission                                                              Appendix A

 

Membership Notice                                                                                    Appendix B

 

Table of Contents

 

A Report of Jenny Lake II (48TE576) by Gary A Wright

 

48SW331: A Plant Processing Dune Site in Sweetwater County, Wyoming by J. Elizabeth Sall, J. Charles Mackey, Douglas Heffington, and Ines Pennella

 

The Cow Hollow Creek Site: Preliminary Report of the 1982 Field Season by Douglas Kullen, J.C. Mackey, Thomas P. Reust, and J. Elizabeth Sall

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 25(3-4) 1982

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Wyoming Archaeological Society State Officers                                        Appendix A

                  Wyoming Recreation Commission Members and Director        Appendix A

                   Membership Notice                                                                Appendix B

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to All Members

 

A Native American Burial From 48YE1, Fishing Bridge Peninsula, Yellowstone National Park by Gary A. Wright, Robert Proulx, and Thomas Koenig

 

Petroglyphs at Beehive Rock, Carbon County, Montana by Thomas H. Lewis

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 25(1-2) 1982

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Wyoming Archaeological Society State Officers                                        Appendix A

 

Wyoming Recreation Commission                                                             Appendix A

 

Membership Notice                                                                                  Appendix B

 

Table of Contents

 

Wyoming Archaeological Society Minutes of Spring Meeting, April 23-24, 1982

 

Steatite, Intermountain Pottery and the Shoshone: Some Preliminary Considerations by Thomas E. Marceau, Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

 

Primitive Camping at Camp Paleo

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 24(4) 1981

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Wyoming Archaeological Society

                  State Officers                                                                                     Appendix A

                  Wyoming Recreation Commission Members and Director         Appendix A and B

 

1982 Membership Notice                                                                                     Appendix B

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to All Members

 

Call for Papers: Western Wyoming College

 

"An Introductory Report on the Rock Ranch Archaeological Site" by Donald W. Housh, Director, Homesteaders Museum

 

Archae Annie Reports

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 24(2-3) 1981

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Wyoming Archaeological Society                                                      Appendix A

                  State Officers                                                                  Appendix A

                  Chapter Officers                                                    Appendix A and B

Wyoming Recreation Commission                                                      Appendix B

                  1981 Membership Notice                                                Appendix C

 

Table of Contents

 

Minutes of the Spring Meeting

 

Introduction: by Mark E. Miller

 

Carving Steatite: by Helen Bryant

 

Upland Occupation Along the North Platte River in Central Wyoming: Preliminary Results of E. O. 11593 Surveys at Alcova and Pathfinder Reservoirs by Thomas R. Lincoln

 

Settlement Patterns in North Park, Colorado by Joseph J. Lischka

 

Prehistoric Settlement Pattern Analysis of a Portion of the Hanna Basin, Wyoming by David Reiss

 

Continuing Investigations at the John Gale Site Near Rawlins, Wyoming by Mark E. Miller

 

Implications of Ethnoarchaeological Research on Wyoming Pastoralists for Hunter--Gatherer Studies by William A. Fawcett Jr.

 

Prehistoric Settlement Factors In the Medicine Bow Area of Wyoming by Christian J. Zeir, William M. Loker, Denise P. Fallon, and John Bradley

 

Archaeology In The Carbon Basin by Jana Vosika Pastor and Rhoda Owen Lewis

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 24(1) 1981

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Wyoming Archaeological Society

                  State Officers                                                                    Appendix A

                  Chapter Officers                                                      Appendix A and B

Wyoming Recreation Commission                                                        Appendix B

                  1981 Membership Notice                                                  Appendix C

 

Table of Contents

 

President's Letter

 

In Memoriam-- Steven Lund

 

The Editor's Note

 

Denver Chapter, Colo. Archaeological Society

 

Dolores Archaeological Project

 

Letter to Grover Phelan 

  RE: Atlatl contest at Summer Meeting

 

Ghost Dance Symbolism In Wyoming Rock Art by Mary Helen Hendry

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 23(3-4) 1980

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Wyoming Archaeological Society

                  State Officers                                                                     Appendix A

                  Chapter Officers                                                       Appendix A and B

 

1980 Membership Notice                                                                     Appendix C

 

Table of Contents

 

President's Letter

 

Editor's Note

 

Archae Annie

 

One Day Last Summer, or It's Been a Great day by Juanita Hinthorn

 

Chapter News

 

Summer Meeting

 

Recent Paleo Indian Projectile Point Surface Finds From Albany County, Wyoming by Steven E. Lund

 

B.L.M. News

 

Lithic Scatters and Site Vandalism: Caution in Site Interpretation by Thomas R. Lincoln

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 23(2) 1980

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Wyoming Archaeological Society                                                     Appendix A

                  State Officers                                                                 Appendix A

                  Chapter Officers                                                   Appendix A and B

 

1980 Membership Notice                                                                 Appendix C

 

Table of Contents

 

President's Letter

 

Editor's Note

 

Archae Annie

 

The Analysis of the Use--Wear Patterns on Artifacts from 48FR440, The Bison Basin Site, Fremont County, Wyoming, by David Darlington

 

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THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGIST

VOLUME 23(1) 1980

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Wyoming Archaeological Society

                  State Officers                                                                    Appendix A

                  Chapter Officers                                                      Appendix A and B

 

1980 Membership Notice                                                                    Appendix C

 

Table of Contents

 

President's Letter

 

Editor's Note

 

Archae Annie

 

U.F.O.

 

Site 48LN74: A Hunter-Gatherer Base Camp in the Upper Green River Basin by Gary M. Brown --Arizona State University

 

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