Archeological Reconnaissance of Two Possible Sites of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864
Scott DD, Bond AW, Ellis R, Lees WB. 1998. Archeological Reconnaissance of Two Possible Sites of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. Durango, Colorado
The Sand Creek Archeological project was a part of a multi-disciplinary effort coordinated under the Direction of Dr. Richard Ellis, Fort Lewis College, and funded by a State Historical Fund Grant (96-0 1-162) administered by the Colorado Historical Society. The purpose of the grant was to establish the location of the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864. On that date, Colorado troops under the command of Col. John Chivington attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho on. Sand Creek near modern Chivington, Colorado. Although the state has erected markers adjacent to the property owned by William Dawson, the actual location of the battlefield remains unverified. The grant research design called for the skills of archeologists, historians, geologists, map experts, aerial photographers and Cheyenne and Arapaho representatives to establish the location of the site.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Scott, Douglas; Bond, Anne; Ellis, Richard; Lees, William
- Date of Issue
- 1998-04
- Units
- HIST , SAND
- Keywords
- American Indian, Archaeology, Archeology, Conflict, History, Massacre, Native American, Reconnaissance