Preliminary Results of Testing and

Report of 1997 Excavations at Yellow Jacket Pueblo (Site 5MT5),

Montezuma County, Colorado

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center completed its third and final season of research at Yellow Jacket Pueblo (5MT5) in October 1997. This preliminary report summarizes field work completed in 1997, including descriptive and interpretive excavation summaries. The overall results of Crow Canyon's research at Yellow Jacket are also summarized, including mapping, disturbance assessment, site chronology, human remains, and Native American consultation. Descriptive and interpretive papers that include results of this research have been submitted for acceptance to be presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The final report on Crow Canyon's research at Yellow Jacket will be produced in an electronic format and is scheduled to be completed in 1999.