Areal Research in the Southern Tetons: The Archaeology of Southern Jackson Hole

Abstract

Objectives of the 1978 field season, briefly stated, were as follows: (1) survey, collect, and test 48TE498; (2) complete the survey of the southern Teton Range concentrating on the area from Granite Canyon to Teton Pass; and (3) survey, collect, and test 48TE655.

The Teton Archaeological Project: Report From the 2014 Inaugural Field Season

“…During the 2014 season the TAP team recorded eight new Late-Prehistoric sites (c. 1,400 − 250 BP) and re-evaluated one that was recorded previously by Marceau (1978). Of the newly recorded sites, TE1927 is located near an alpine lake at 9,000 feet and consists of a dense lithic scatter and single obsidian Late-Prehistoric side-notched projectile point.…”

“…The team recorded fragments of four separate soapstone vessels including one with a repair hole (see Adams 2006Adams , 2010, and, a preform of an unfinished soapstone vessel. In addition to recording new Late-Prehistoric sites, the TAP team reevaluated TE 557 and TE 654 which had previously been recorded by Marceau (1978). Upon examination it was determined that both sites are not unique and are instead part of one large archaeological site located on an alpine shelf near 10,000 feet.…”

“…The discovery of several new Late Prehistoric sites, possible residential structures, soapstone workshops, and pottery does, however, provide a fresh perspective of Teton occupation between 2,000 BP and modern day. While the Tetons have long been considered important to Late Prehistoric cultures for soapstone acquisition (Adams 2003, 2004, Marceau 1978, the extent of occupation and resource acquisition during this period has remained unclear. Because of the lack of Late-Prehistoric sites he identified, Wright (1984), for example, suggested that Jackson Hole and the Teton Range experienced a hiatus in utilization during this time.…”