The District manages the La Sal Mountains outside of Moab, UT and the Abajo Mountains outside of Monticello, UT. The district contains over 3,000 archaeological sites dating from 10,000 years ago up through historic times. The Abajo Mountains and canyons were home to a large number of Ancestral Puebloan groups who utilized the landscape for hunting, gathering, farming and living. Site types include Puebloan habitation sites, Archaic lithic scatters, rock art sites, as well as historic mining, ranching and sheep herding sites.
The duty station is located in Monticello in San Juan County UT. Monticello is situated on the eastern base of the Abajo Mountains and sits at 7,022 ft. Monticello has a population of 2,000 people, and is a full service community with a supermarket, various restaurants, a library, and hospital. Weather varies from hot summer days and cool summer nights, to snowy, cold winters. The summer monsoon season brings rain between July and mid-September. No public transportation is available. Housing is available.
The Archaeology (Heritage) Department of the Monticello/Moab Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest is looking for an SCA Archaeological Intern for the 2013 field season! The Manti-La Sal National Forest consists of 1,413,111 acres of land that includes deep sandstone canyons and high mountain peaks in southeastern Utah. JOB DESCRIPTION: The candidate will be required to perform on-the-ground area surveys for surface evidence of historic and prehistoric archaeological remains, as well as identify and record historic and prehistoric cultural resource sites. The candidate should be able to hike up to seven miles a day through rough, steep terrain in varying weather conditions. The candidate will learn to perform a variety of computations and assessments of standard archeological data, such as entering archeological project data in appropriate forms and databases. The candidate will learn survey methods, general site identification/recording methods, hand mapping, and potentially use GPS Trimble units, Microsoft programs (Word, Excel etc.) and ArcGIS. WORK SCHEDULE: The candidate will typically work four-10 hour days and have three days off; however, five 8 hour day weeks or a different schedule may be required. Camping may be required. Some camping gear, such as tents and cookware is provided if necessary.