Site Overview

Site Number

5MT3891

History of the Site Name

The site was named for its setting in a plowed field.

Other Names

Name Comment

Site Type

Multicomponent (Basketmaker III and Pueblo I) village site.

Site Boundary Description

Boundary defined by the extent of artifacts and architectural debris.

Site Size

5.2 acres

Site Composition and Layout

There are several rubble and adobe mounds on site, the largest of which is at the sites center. Artifacts and scattered rock cover a 5.2 acre area around the rubble mounds.

Cultural Affiliation and Date Range of Occupation

Mesa Verde Ancestral Pueblo; Pueblo I and early Pueblo II periods.

General Location

Approximately 5.8 miles west of Cortez, Colorado, south of County Road K.

Ownership, Stewardship

Private Property, Indian Camp Ranch Lot 27, Blake}

Years of Crow Canyon Excavation

Percent Excavated by Crow Canyon

Permits

State of Colorado Archaeological Permits were obtained for the 2016 field season to conduct archaeological surface documentation and testing.

Permits Comment
2016-4 State of Colorado Survey and Testing Permit