USU Archaeology Field School 1999
Coombs Cave, Garfield County, Utah

Dr. William B. Fawcett, Utah State University, Director

Following an orientation day on campus in Logan, we traveled to Boulder, Utah to excavate a dry cave and collapsed rock shelter that was used by the same ancestral Puebloan people who once inhabited the nearby large village (Coombs site) now within Anasazi State Park. Our project investigated their lifeways, while also enjoying the spectacular scenery of the northern Colorado Plateau. Students participated in excavation, recording and documentation of the field work, and laboratory analysis of the artifacts and other remains. We also visited some rock art sites and exchanged ideas while discussing our findings in a series of evening programs.