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April 19, 1961
Navajo Times
Window Rock, Apache County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Anthropologists from the Museum of New Mexico discover six Indian ruins via helicopter aerial survey between Farmington, NM, and the Arizona border. Five sites are Pueblo culture, one Navajo. Excavation planned for summer.
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Airborne Scientists
Discover Ruins
Dr. Fred Wendorf and Dr. Alfred E. Dittert Jr., anthropologists from the Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe, utilized modern methods in the finding of 6 Indian ruins.
These ruins were found between Farmington, N.M. and the Arizona border.
According to the specialists, flying over the sites in a helicopter, 5 of the sites showed to be Pueblo culture, and the 6th as Navajo.
The aerial survey, was made on a flight line with the new power transmission line, to be erected by the Arizona Public Service Co..
The Museum and the Navajo Tribe wanted the area to be observed first, and then have the Museum go in and recover anything of value.
The Museum's Laboratory of Anthropology hopes to excavate at the sites this summer.
Discover Ruins
Dr. Fred Wendorf and Dr. Alfred E. Dittert Jr., anthropologists from the Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe, utilized modern methods in the finding of 6 Indian ruins.
These ruins were found between Farmington, N.M. and the Arizona border.
According to the specialists, flying over the sites in a helicopter, 5 of the sites showed to be Pueblo culture, and the 6th as Navajo.
The aerial survey, was made on a flight line with the new power transmission line, to be erected by the Arizona Public Service Co..
The Museum and the Navajo Tribe wanted the area to be observed first, and then have the Museum go in and recover anything of value.
The Museum's Laboratory of Anthropology hopes to excavate at the sites this summer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Aerial Survey
Indian Ruins
Pueblo Culture
Navajo
Anthropologists
New Mexico Museum
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Fred Wendorf
Dr. Alfred E. Dittert Jr.
Museum Of New Mexico
Where did it happen?
Between Farmington, N.M. And The Arizona Border
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Fred Wendorf
Dr. Alfred E. Dittert Jr.
Museum Of New Mexico
Location
Between Farmington, N.M. And The Arizona Border
Story Details
Dr. Fred Wendorf and Dr. Alfred E. Dittert Jr. from the Museum of New Mexico discovered 6 Indian ruins using a helicopter aerial survey along a power transmission line route. Five sites are Pueblo culture, one Navajo. The Museum and Navajo Tribe plan observation and recovery, with excavation hoped for this summer.