National Park Service and Getty Conservation Institute Backfill Testing Project Records
Collection
Identifier: Coll 0047
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents:
Collection is divided into two series based on the two main sites investigated (Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl in that order). For both sites the documents contained are as follows: data analysis sheets, scale drawings, graph charts, photos, negatives, contact sheets, VHS video tapes, photo logs, draft reports, final reports, memorandums, correspondence, research proposals, and academic journal articles
Collection is divided into two series based on the two main sites investigated (Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl in that order). For both sites the documents contained are as follows: data analysis sheets, scale drawings, graph charts, photos, negatives, contact sheets, VHS video tapes, photo logs, draft reports, final reports, memorandums, correspondence, research proposals, and academic journal articles
Dates
- 1920-2004 (bulk dates: 1992-1996)
Creator
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Biographical/Historical:
From 1991-1996, the NPS collaborated with the Getty Conservation Institute to investigate, develop, and field test, on a limited scale, protective strategies for preserving archaeological sites with standing architectural remains. Field work took place at Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl. The project was based on the use of backfilling as a protective measure that is flexible and easily reversible, one that reduces maintenance while permitting visitation and interpretation of the site. The GCI-NPS team also developed experimental strategies to protect walls from snow melt and to confront problems posed by partial backfilling. Using the lessons learned from the backfilling and testing programs, the team implemented a backfilling procedure for partial reburial of the ruins at Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, which is part of the final GCI/NPS site reburial project.
From 1991-1996, the NPS collaborated with the Getty Conservation Institute to investigate, develop, and field test, on a limited scale, protective strategies for preserving archaeological sites with standing architectural remains. Field work took place at Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl. The project was based on the use of backfilling as a protective measure that is flexible and easily reversible, one that reduces maintenance while permitting visitation and interpretation of the site. The GCI-NPS team also developed experimental strategies to protect walls from snow melt and to confront problems posed by partial backfilling. Using the lessons learned from the backfilling and testing programs, the team implemented a backfilling procedure for partial reburial of the ruins at Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, which is part of the final GCI/NPS site reburial project.
Extent
3.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arrangement/Organization:
Organized into two series.
SERIES 001 - Materials Relating to the Backfilling of Pueblo Bonito
SERIES 002 - Materials Relating to the Backfilling of Chetro Ketl
Arranged chronologically within subseries.
Organized into two series.
SERIES 001 - Materials Relating to the Backfilling of Pueblo Bonito
SERIES 002 - Materials Relating to the Backfilling of Chetro Ketl
Arranged chronologically within subseries.
Provenance
Provenance:
Dabney Ford; National Park Service
Dabney Ford; National Park Service
Creator
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for National Park Service and Getty Conservation Institute Backfill Testing Project Records
- Subtitle
- Coll 0047
- Author
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the NPS Chaco Culture National Historical Park Repository
Contact:
Chaco Culture NHP & Aztec Ruins NM Museum & Archives Program
Hibben Center Rm 307 - MSC01 1050
450 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque NM 87106 USA
Chaco Culture NHP & Aztec Ruins NM Museum & Archives Program
Hibben Center Rm 307 - MSC01 1050
450 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque NM 87106 USA