Rock Shelter (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Domestic Structures

Overhang, indentation, or alcove formed naturally by rock fall or in a rock face; generally not of great depth. Rockshelters may or may not be modified with structural elements for human use.

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United States Forest Service (USFS) Site Forms: Archaeology of the Western Manzanita Mountains: 6,654 Acre Survey of the West-Central Portion of Kirtland Air Force Base and Department of Energy Lands Withdrawn from the US Forest Service Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. David Kilby. David Wilcox. Roberto Herrera.

Beginning in January 2003, engineering-environment Management, Inc., (e2M), under contract with Kirtland Air Force Base, conducted a Section 110 cultural resources investigation of 6,654 acres of USFS lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (4,824 ac) and the Department of Energy (1,830 ac) located in the Manzanita Mountains of New Mexico (DACA45-03-D-0005). The primary objectives of the survey were to revisit and update previously recorded archaeological sites that were determined to be...


USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Report 1998-03-062 Archaeological Survey of 2,070 Acres for the Armijo and David Canyon Prescribed Burns Cibola National Forest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey L. Fredine. Robert Wick.

Archaeologists with Lone Mountain Archaeological Services, Inc. conducted a Class III Cultural Resource Survey on November 23 and 24, 1997, and April 20 through May 18, 1998 for the Cibola National Forest (NMCRIS # 60888). The survey was conducted as part of a proposed prescribed burn. This project area consists of two blocks within the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest and totals 2,070 acres. Twenty-seven sites and 82 isolated occurrences were recorded during the survey....


USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Survey in the Vicinity of the Sandia National Laboratories Burn Site, Kirtland Air Force Base (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

Survey was conducted on 1,447 acres in the vicinity of the Burn Site on Kirtland Air Force Base. The survey was conducted for Sandia National Laboratories in Lurance and Sol se Mete Canyons and the surrounding hill slopes. The survey yielded 40 archaeological sites and 80 isolated occurrences. One previously recorded site in the area was also included in the survey results. Another site was not relocated. The archaeological remains document Archaic, Anasazi, and historic use of the area. With a...


USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Trails, Fuels, Habitat, Recreation, and Roads Project in Manzanita Mountains Phase 4 (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Cynthia B. Benedict.

A total of 315 acres were surveyed for Phase 4 of a LA rge ecosystem management project. Of these 3156 acres, 2188 were newly surveyed, and 968 were previously surveyed. There are a total of 26 sites in the project area. 14 of the sites are new, 12 are previously recorded. Sites AR 05-50 (LA 13283), AR 05-67 (LA 77130), AR 05-220 (LA 78483), AR 05-340 (LA 107707), AR 05-349 (LA 108122), AR 05-361 (LA 114781) are considered eligible for the National Register under criterion D. Sites AR 05-337...


USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Trails, Fuels, Habitat, Recreation, and Roads Project in the Manzanita Mountains Phase 4 (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Cynthia Buttery Benedict.

USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form and Cultural Resource Report in support of an Ecosystem Management Plan at Kirtland Air Force Base. New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurrence is also included.


VAFB-1988-14: Historic Preservation Plan, San Antonio Terrace National Register District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Tetra Tech, Inc..

This document constitutes a Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (Figure 1.1-1). This district was created by the Air Force to facilitate management because most archaeological sites in the district contain data relevant to a common research theme. The district includes that part of north Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) which could be affected by the construction and opera­tion of various Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM} test programs....


Vanishing River Volume 4: Chapter 06: Yavapai and Western Apache Archaeology of Central Arizona (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephanie M. Whittlesey. WIlliam L. Deaver.

This chapter reviews archaeological evidence for Yavapai and Western Apache occupation of central Arizona. Whittlesey begins with a description of the only site – Site 66//1157 -- in the LVAP project area to present clearly identified Yavapai or Western Apache material culture. She also discusses the archaeological data from the Yavapai construction camps at Bartlett and Horseshoe Dams. Whittlesey then provides an overview of archaeological evidence for Yavapai and for Western Apache archaeology...


Vanishing River Volume 4: Chapter 07: Two Archival Case Studies in Western Apache and Yavapai Archaeology (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Alan Ferg. Norm Tessman.

Chapter 7 documents two previously unpublished events that have figured prominently in Yavapai and Western Apache archaeology in central Arizona. First, Ferg details the Goodwin and Sayles 1937 Verde Survey. He argues that this three-day trip into the Verde Valley in the fall of 1937 marks the beginnings of ethnoarchaeological studies of the Western Apache. He provides thorough descriptions of all the sites located during the survey in an effort to differentiate Yavapai and Western Apache...


Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory (2021)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jerome Hesse. Branden Fjerstad. Suzanne Griset.

Salt River Project (SRP) has requested that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) conduct the Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study (VRSMS) to evaluate options for restoring the storage capacity lost and to reduce future capacity impacts from the natural sedimentation process within the Horseshoe Reservoir on the lower Verde River northeast of Phoenix. The loss of capacity, coupled with the increase in hydrological variability associated with climate change, creates concerns about...


Waterfall Canyon Rockshelter Arizona Site Steward File (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Raymond Schell.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Waterfall Canyon Rockshelter, comprised of a rock shelter, located on Maricopa County land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 2015.


Wickenburg Rock Shelter Arizona Site Steward File (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Chuck Hudson.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Wickenburg Rock Shelter, located on State Trust Land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 1995.


Zuni Heaven In-Lieu Land Selections: Archeological Survey in Apache County (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Judy L. Brunson. William R. Gibson. Eric Peterson.

The Zuni Heaven project is a proposed land selection for Apache County, Arizona. Nearly 5,900 acres will be available for transfer to the County. In three phases, between October 1985 and July 1987, BLM inventoried over 7,100 acres to locate sufficient acreage for transfer. During the surveys, 32 sites were recorded in 19 different parcels. A total of 5,977 acres have been recommended for transfer to Apache County, excluding parcels which contain National Register potential properties.