Fort Stanton Cave: A Cultural Resources Inventory of Rock Art and Other Archaeological Remains at LA195070
Author(s): Scott Yost; Kye Miller; Brody Norton
Year: 2020
Summary
The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office contracted PaleoWest Archaeology to conduct a cultural resources inventory of an archaeologically relevant portion of Fort Stanton Cave in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Thirty previously identified loci containing historic carvings, inscriptions, and other cave surface modifications were documented. Evidence of prehistoric use, historic materials, a new inscription panel, and a masonry wall/entry were also recorded. A cursory analysis indicates that the frequency of distinguishable surface modifications on cave walls increased from the middle of the nineteenth century until the second decade of the twentieth century, when dated cave surface modifications decline. LA195070, Fort Stanton Cave, is historically important to the local region, the state of New Mexico, and our nation. The site is recommended eligible for the National Register Historic Places under Criteria A, B, and D.
Cite this Record
Fort Stanton Cave: A Cultural Resources Inventory of Rock Art and Other Archaeological Remains at LA195070. Scott Yost, Kye Miller, Brody Norton. 2020 ( tDAR id: 455251) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455251
Keywords
Site Type
Petroglyph
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Pictograph
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Rock Art
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey
Spatial Coverage
min long: -105.545; min lat: 33.471 ; max long: -105.467; max lat: 33.521 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Kye Miller
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| 19-277-Fort-Stanton-Cave-Project-Report-Final.pdf | 9.69mb | Jan 22, 2020 | Jan 22, 2020 3:26:36 PM | Confidential | |
| Technical report that provides sensitive location information. | |||||
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Contact(s): Kye Miller