American Archaeology Magazine | Spring 2014 | Vol. 18 No. 1

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Rory Gauthier, Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service

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The 2011 2011 Las Las Conchas Conchas wildfire wildfire damaged damaged archaeological archaeological sites sites at at Bandelier Bandelier The National Monument in New Mexico. In addition to burning building stones National Monument in New Mexico. In addition to burning building stones and artifacts artifacts at at this this site, site, the the fire fire also also destroyed destroyed the the surrounding surrounding vegetation, vegetation, and which led led to to erosion erosion that that further further damaged damaged the the archaeological archaeological remains. remains. which spring • 2014


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