Lincoln National Forest (Geographic Keyword)
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This paper reports on an analysis of the lithic artifact assemblage from a small site along the Sacramento River. The site is described in more detail in the paper by Patricia M. Spoerl, "Test Excavations at a Small Site Along the Sacramento River." (see tDAR Record #393944 and #25161). Some 250 lithic artifacts were collected from six 2-meter square test pits, as well as from the surface of the site within the proposed right-of-way. This discussion presents the results of the descriptive...
Cultural Resources on the Lincoln National Forest (1981)
The Cultural Resources on the Lincoln National Forest report is a compilation of six separate papers covering topics related to sites at and the history of the Lincoln National Forest and Greater Lincoln National forest area. These papers include: Test Excavations At A Small Site Along The Sacramento River.(tdar id: 25161) Analysis of Lithic Artifacts: Site AR-03-08-04-51.(tdar id: 37121) Survey of The Wright Spring Watershed.(tdar id: 37125) A Brief History of The Early Years on...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from five ring middens at five sites in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These ring middens represent roasting pits or hearths with fire-cracked rock that were used from the Archaic to the Jornada Mogollon and up through the historic Apache period. The Apache are noted to still use these types of pits to roast agave (Diane Prather, personal communication, September 22, 2010). Radiocarbon dates from these features ranged...
PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF BIFACE TOOLS FROM THE TIE CHUTE CACHE SITE, LA 163780, LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Eight biface tools from the Tie Chute Cache site (LA 163780), located within the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, were submitted for protein residue analysis. This analysis was conducted to recover and identify plant and animal residues that provide evidence for the use of these tools.
Test Excavations at a Small Site Along the Sacramento River (1981)
Evaluation of cultural resources, that is, the process of determining the significance of a specific resource, is fundamental to any cultural resource management program. The conservation of all cultural resources for future scientific research and for public benefit, would be an ideal situation, but it is not possible given the necessity for certain land disturbing activities which impact these resources. Therefore, evaluations regarding the significance of cultural resources are critical for...