. Bulletin. Ethnology. steward] CAVES OF GREAT SALT LAKE REGION • Kelton however, in a tentative acceptance of 10,000 years is likely to be one of conservatism. Caa^s iNMiiSTiGATED.—The largest group of caves investigated is on Promontory Point the northern shore of Great Salt Lake, where tilted and folded strata of limestone were a prey to wave erosion. Although less common elsewhere, caves occur on almost every range in northern Utah which had been reached by Lake Bonneville. (See map 1.) The exploration of these caves was under the direction of the writer and was financed jointly by th
. Bulletin. Ethnology. steward] CAVES OF GREAT SALT LAKE REGION • Kelton however, in a tentative acceptance of 10,000 years is likely to be one of conservatism. Caa^s iNMiiSTiGATED.—The largest group of caves investigated is on Promontory Point the northern shore of Great Salt Lake, where tilted and folded strata of limestone were a prey to wave erosion. Although less common elsewhere, caves occur on almost every range in northern Utah which had been reached by Lake Bonneville. (See map 1.) The exploration of these caves was under the direction of the writer and was financed jointly by the University of Utah and the Bureau of Ameri- can Ethnology from the Smithsonian fund for coopera- tive field work in anthropology. The program comprised thorough excava- tion of two large caves on the west- ern shore of Prom- ontory Point and one large cave near the old Black Rock bathing resort on the southern shore of Great Salt Lake, and reconnaissance of other caves on Promontory Point and the northern shore of Bear River Bay in the \dcinity of Little Mountain. It was deemed advisable to excavate completely the large caves rather than carry on a more extensive reconnaissance, as amateur enthusiasm had reached such a pitch that it was extremely doubtful whether their deposits would escape destruction another year. In September 1930, therefore, test excavations were made in the two large Promontory Caves, Nos. 1 and 2". In July and August 1931 investigation of these was completed and the Black Rock Cave also thoroughly excavated. During this time other caves on tiie northern shore of Great Salt Lake were examined. 114665—37 2. .--: Skull "^ Valley Map 1.—The Great Salt Lake Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Was
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