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Cowboys and Cave Dwellers: Basketmaker Archaeology in Utah's Grand Gulch The Needles ornament However Desert Solitaire is notIn this fascinating book, authors Fred M. Blackburn and Ray A. Williamson tell the two intertwined stories of the early archaeological expeditions into Grand Gulch and the Wetherill Grand Gulch Research Project. In the process, they describe what we now know about Basketmaker culture and present a stirring plea for the preservation of our nation's priceless archaeological heritage. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs.