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CULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF McKITTRICK CANYON,GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TEXASbyKIMBERLY A. SAWYER, B.S.I.S.A THESISINANTHROPOLOGYSubmitted to the Graduate Facultyof Texas Tech University inPartial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements forthe Degree ofMASTER OF ARTSApprovedMay, 2001
 
ACKNOWLEDGL\II:NTS
I sincerely appreciate all the guidance and assistance given to meduring the preparation and writing of this thesis I must first thank Dr. James AGoss,my committee chairman, for inspinng my interest in conducting a cooperativeproject with the Park Service and for his direction and support dunng the duration ofthis project. I must also thank committee member Dr. Grant D. Hall for his directionin the archaeology of the Trans-Pecos and for recommendations regarding the writingand defense of my thesis. I also thank the staff at Guadalupe Mountains NationalPark for facilitating this project. Thank you to former Superintendent LarryHenderson for accepting my proposal and allowing me to work with the Park ServiceThank you to Ranger Linda Slater for providing guidance and arranging lodgingduring my visits to the park, and to Teresa Valencia, Museum Specialist, for guidingme through the park's archival and museum collections. I must also thank KrystalBlundell for her editorial comments and suggestions. In addition, I thank myhusband, Michael Sawyer, for his support and encouragement
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TABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS iiABSTRACT viiLIST OF TABLES viiiLIST OF nOURES ixCHAPTERI INTRODUCTION 1II THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF MCKITTRICK CANYONINCLUDING THE SURROUNDING AREA 3Setting 3Climate 6Geology 7Soils 11Hydrology 12Flora 14Fauna 17Conclusion 19ra PREHISTORIC ADAPTATION OF THE GUADALUPEMOUNTAINS AREA 21Late Paleo-Indian Period 23Paleo-Indian Complex in the Guadalupes 26Early Archaic Period 28iii
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