Agnese haury biography of abraham lincoln

Acknowledgments

The Arizona State Museum Matty Canyon Project has benefitted from the combined efforts of numerous individuals and organizations. After the passage of more than ten years since the original fieldwork, it is a pleasure to thank in print all those who worked so hard to make it possible. First and foremost, I express gratitude to Agnese Haury, whose unfailing generosity provided the financial means to conduct much of the fieldwork and most of the analyses. Significant funds for fieldwork were also granted by the University of Arizona Foundation and the former ANAMAX Mining Company. At the time of the excavations, ANAMAX owned the Empire-Cienega Ranch property and kindly granted permission to excavate. In particular, thanks are extended to Gene Wyman, then President of the company, and Wilson McCurry, then a geologist with ANAMAX, for their interest in and support of this research. The present owner, the Bureau of Land Management, has continued to grant access to the sites since acquiring the ranch in 1988.

The field crew spent six weeks during the hottest part of the year excavating the two sites. Kenneth Rozen was an excellent crew chief, ably assisted by R

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