Kirtland Air Force Base (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hayward H. Franklin. James B. Rodgers.

The results of an intensive archaeological survey of 6,187 acres of Kirtland Air Force Base are reported by the Center for Anthropological Studies. A total of 983 isolated artifactual loci yielded 1,138 artifacts of either stone, pottery, glass, or metal. Two archaeological sites and eastern portions of a third one were located, recorded, and sampled for artifacts. The first of them, designated as NM 0:3:1:38 (CAS), is a lithic workshop tentatively assigned to the late Archaic period (1000 B.C....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl S. Mead.

Sandia National Laboratories and the Center for Anthropological Studies, both of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have entered into a cultural resource management project (Document No. 44-1498). The primary objectives are: 1) to conduct an intensive archaeological survey of 7,100 acres of land to find out what, if any, cultural resources are located within the project boundary; 2) to assess the significance of such finds, and evaluate each in terms of the criteria found in 36 CFR 60.6 for eligibility...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. J. David Kilby. Michael H. Jennings.

Kirtland Air Force Base is the location of abundant archaeological sites found in the Manzanita Mountains and lower slopes east of the Rio Grande. The goal in this study is the development of a geoarchaeologic model identifying the depositional units of Quaternary age at Kirtland Air Force Base that may preserve buried cultural deposits. The model utilizes the geologic mapping results from previous studies and identifies additional Quaternary units in areas where this information was missing....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine M. Tuttle.

Architectural evaluation of Cold War Era properties found on Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.

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Project metadata for resources within the Kirtland Air Force Base cultural heritage resources collection.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James T. Abbott. R. Blake Roxlau. William B. Butler. Howard C. Higgins. Timothy M. Deignan.

This report evaluates the applicability of several near-surface geophysical methods to intrasite archaeological prospection in New Mexico. The Investigations explored the effectiveness of resistivity, gradiometer, magnetometer, ground penetrating radar, and magnetic susceptibility techniques for verifying the presence and nature of architectural and other cultural features at Kirtland Air Force Base. The research involved the application of these techniques to five sites (LA 107488, LA 53672, LA...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James T. Abbott. John C. Acklen. Howard C. Higgins.

This report presents the results of a two-phase evaluation of erosion hazards and the need for stabilization of prehistoric archaeological sites on Kirtland Air Force Base. Phase I consisted of the evaluation of erosion vulnerability of specific, previously-identified sites located within alluvial environments on the base (e.g., within the drainages of Tijeras Arroyo and Arroyo del Coyote). Based on this evaluation, ten sites were selected for field revisits and evaluation. These sites include...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard D. Holmes.

This report details the environment, prehistory, ethnography, and history of Kirtland Air Force Base in a format suitable for the lay audience. The report begins with an examination of the location and environment. This discussion examines the origin of the mountains and rivers, the plants and animals, and how the climate has changed over time. Research into the geomorphology, paleontology, and wildlife is summarized. The report continues with an examination of the prehistoric peoples and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison.

On 8 January 2003, e2M submitted a proposal for conducting an Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) damage assessment report to the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office. The proposal was accepted later that same month and field work at the site was completed by the end of February with laboratory analysis continuing until the end of July 2004. The following is an Archaeological Resource Protection Act Damage Assessment Report of the vandalism to LA 2333. This report concludes...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. Lisa W. Huckell. Dorothy Larson. Kari Schleher. Kari M. Schmidt.

This report covers the damage assessment and the stabilization suggestions for LA 2333.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cye W. Gossett.

A total of 19 archaeological sites were located or relocated during a sample survey (Class II) of 1,400 acres along Tijeras Arroyo east and south of the City of Albuquerque. Eleven archaeological sites were newly discovered during this survey, while 8 sites were relocated within the selected survey units. The purpose of the survey was to determine the types of sites that remain undisturbed along a 1 mile wide corridor of the canyon from east of the present day town of Carnuel to the confluence...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

Letter from Steven R. Hoagland to Carlos Medrano concerning an archaeological survey of the access road to Building 6920 and a mobile trailer office site. These proposed project areas are located within Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Technical (Tech) Area III, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo, New Mexico.

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Maps of carin association with shafts or prospects and analysis of carin association with other carins.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Properties at Kirtland Air Force Base, Air National Guard area that are being affected by maintenance and repair projects were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs and site visits. Of the six properties that were evaluated in this report, three were not considered exceptionally important under a Cold War theme and one was constructed after the period of significance (1945-1989). One structure was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Properties at Kirtland Air Force Base that are being affected by the CV-22 program were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs and site visits. An earlier report, National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Hangers 481 and 482, evaluated two aircraft hangars (also being used by the CV- 22 program) under a World War II context. This current evaluation includes properties that may be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Hangars 481 and 482 were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs, and site visits. The structures were determined to be two of the select structures constructed toward the end of World War II and associated with B-29 ground and air crew training as the end of the war in the Pacific came to an end. Although the structures were associated with this important period in the history of the United States,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters. Richard B. Sullivan.

Properties at Kirtland Air Force Base that are being affected by general maintenance and repair were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs and site visits. This report documents fifteen properties that were not considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, because they are not yet 50 years old and have no thematic association with the Cold War.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Structures at Kirtland Air Force Base that were being affected by general maintenance and repair were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs, and site visits. This report documents thirteen structures that were not considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, because they are not yet 50 years old and have no thematic association with the Cold War, and three structures that...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard B. Sullivan. Allan J. Schilz.

National Register Eligibility Evaluation for Building 20348 (Hangar 1) and Building 20344 (Hangar 2) located on Kirtland Air Force Base. Both hangars were determined ineligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic Places.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Kilby. James D. Gallison.

In the period between January and June of 2004, engineering-environmental Management, Inc., (e2M) conducted a cultural resources update and testing project of four sites at Kirtland Air Force Base to determine their eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The results of the testing and evaluation for sites LA 48098, LA 69739, LA 88116, and LA 134236 are documented in this report. Each of the sites had been previously recorded, but further testing was recommended in order...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Kilby. David Wilcox. James D. Gallison.

In the period between January and June of 2004, e2M archaeologists relocated, updated, tested, and determined the eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) four sites managed by Kirtland Air Force Base (Figures 1 and 2). The four sites tested consist of LA 48098, LA 69739, LA 88116, and LA 134236. Each of the sites had been previously recorded, but further testing was recommended in order to determine eligibility. LA 48098 and LA 88116, were determined by e2M to be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters. Kristen Bisson.

Draft Evaluation provided for review of the early and World War II history at Kirtland Air Force Base, and National Register of Historic Places approach to evaluating these properties. Included charts on tenants and changes at Kirtland Air Force Base during the Cold War are provided for information. The Cold War sections are in development, but not yet ready for full review. Document includes hand-written notes.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. J. David Kilby.

In the period between July 2004 and November of 2005, engineering-environmental Management, Inc. (e2M) conducted a cultural resources update and testing project of 16 sites at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) to determine their eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The results of the testing and evaluation for 16 sites are documented in this report. Five of the sites are located on lands administered by the Department of Defense (DoD) (LA 47905, LA 108013, LA 108017, LA...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Van Citters: Historic Preservation, LLC developed a historic context and surveyed all real property on the installation that was constructed between 1930 and 1989 to identify properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. During the survey of the installation 86 properties and 3 historic districts (incorporating 27 of the properties) were recommended as eligible to the National Register of Historic Places by Van Citters: Historic Preservation, LLC and determined eligible by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Citters.

Research data for a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Historic Context and Evaluation of Kirtland Air Force Base from the Numbered Groups and A THRU AFSC.