The scale and intensity of Navajo (Diné) sheepherding in the American Southwest has varied substantially over the centuries. In the 150 years since the signing of the Navajo Treaty of 1868, a variety of internal and external pressures have impacted the traditional pastoral practices of Diné communities. Phase 1 of the Early Navajo Pastoral Landscape Project focused on ethnoarchaeological investigations of the history, settlement patterns, and pastoral land usage of one Navajo family in Black Mesa Chapter, Arizona, Navajo Nation. This article presents the project’s findings and discusses their implications within the context of local and regional events, as well as methodological concerns relevant to the identification of sheepherding sites across the Navajo Nation and beyond.

几个世纪以来，美国西南部纳瓦霍（Diné）牧羊的规模和强度发生了很大变化。自 1868 年《纳瓦霍条约》签署以来的 150 年里，各种内外压力影响了迪内社区的传统牧区习俗。早期纳瓦霍牧区景观项目的第一阶段侧重于对纳瓦霍民族亚利桑那州黑梅萨章节中一个纳瓦霍家族的历史、定居模式和牧区土地使用的民族考古调查。本文介绍了该项目的发现并讨论了它们在当地和区域事件背景下的影响，以及与确定纳瓦霍民族及其他地区的牧羊场有关的方法论问题。