Cultural Landscape Overview: Petroglyph National Monument (Draft)

Froeschauer, Peggy; Goldberg, Anne; National Park Service

This Cultural Landscape Overview for Petroglyph National Monument was prepared after a literature search was conducted; and after some initial archival research and reconnaissance-level field investigations were conducted that allowed for the identification of the landscape's character-defining features, as well as preliminary statements of resource significance. It should be noted that this is not an exhaustive study of the cultural landscape resources within Petroglyph National Monument. Additional research and analysis are needed before specific landscape treatment alternatives are developed. The ethnographic landscape resources within the park have yet to be comprehensively identified. Time limitations during the landscape overview prevented researchers from conducting oral interviews, because the primary focus was on assessing available archival data and conducting field reconnaissance. Information regarding the contemporary ethnographic associations and concerns with regard to the landscape was obtained from the park's 1993 Rapid Ethnographic Assessment. The completion of a comprehensive ethnographic and ethno-historic study should be a high priority for future project funding, because the information it will provide will help guide planning, development, and management decisions. The work presented in this overview represents the equivalent of a Phase II Cultural Landscape Inventory, with some general management recommendations for use in the park's General Management Plan. Because the analysis of the park's cultural landscape resources is based on preliminary research findings, the recommended approach for management is preservation. Following more exhaustive and comprehensive research and analysis of these resources, more specific treatment recommendations and management alternatives may be developed. A Cultural Landscape Report for Petroglyph National Monument should incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to thoroughly research and analyze all components and types of cultural landscape resources. The Cultural Landscape Report should include additional archival and field investigations, as well as oral histories, ethno-histories, and ethnographic studies of the contemporary groups who have been traditionally associated with the land in and adjacent to the park boundaries. Because of the need for conducting numerous interviews with the Hispanic and American Indian groups associated with the West Mesa area, a qualified ethnographer

Cultural Landscape Overview: Petroglyph National Monument (Draft)

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