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This report summarizes the results of an intensive archeological survey of specific portions of Natural Bridges National Monument. The fieldwork was conducted by personnel from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in cooperation with the Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC), National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty archeological sites and 73 isolated occurrences were recorded within 850 acres surveyed during July, 1987.

Most of these were on the mesa interior between White and Armstrong Canyons at elevations between 1,860 meters (6,100 feet) and 1,982 meters (6,500 feet). A fairly dense pinyon/juniper forest currently covers this portion of northeastern Cedar Mesa.

The purpose of the survey was to locate archeological sites that might be adversely affected by future development within areas of the Monument. In addition, this field investigation focused on relocation and redocumentation of previously recorded sites. The data presented in this report has been culled from previous and current work. This document is intended to serve as a cultural resource management tool, as well as an investigation of the causal linkages between static archeological remains and the dynamics of prehistoric Southwest adaptations in Southeastern Utah.

Due to the sensitive nature of this subject this report is available to professional archeologists only. If you order this manuscript we may contact you for verification of your profession.