Archival Collections: Maps

The archives curates over 6,000 original field and site maps and report illustrations. These are a tremendous resource for any reexamination of previous projects as well as for predicting site densities and locations for new research projects. This body of documentation as a whole comprises one of the nation's richest and most comprehensive records of Southwestern prehistory and archaeological investigations. Rapid population growth and both urban and agricultural development in the Southwest have destroyed a significant number of the prehistoric and historic sites in the region. Now, many exist solely as museum collections, photographs, fieldnotes, and these types of maps along with the records maintained by the museum's Site Survey Office and the AZSITE consortium.

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