In 2006, the Native Village of Eklutana, a federally recognized Tribe, acquired a National Park Service Historical Preservation Grant to seek out those physical landscapes along the periphery of Nuti (Knife Arm), from Point Woronzof up to the Knik River and back down to Point Mackenzie, that have a Dena'ina name. If it has a Dena'ina name the Dena'ina were there and used that land. Secondly, landscapes having a high potential for Dena'ina cultural resources would be investigated. Well over 100...

This report is an inventory of physical and literary properties and relics associated with the Cold War heritage of US. Army Alaska (USARAK). During the Cold War the Army in Alaska was tasked with a number of missions. During World War II, the Army was responsible for ground defense of Alaska. Throughout most of the Cold War, US. Army Alaska faced this challenge with a force of about 10,000 soldiers. The Army was also a major participant in the joint air defense of Alaska and provided...

This document consists of a report on the Anchorage B-8 SE quadrangle and part of the Anchorage B-8 NE quadrangle that lies along the southeast side of Knik Arm, one of the two upper extensions of Cook Inlet. The map area is located in south-central Alaska mainly within the Municipality of Anchorage. The northwestern part of the map area, entirely within Knik Arm, is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Knik Arm, together with a broad embayment, Eagle Bay, occupies about one quarter of the map...

This resources is a report on the Anchorage B-8 SW Quadrangle, Alaska. The area of this map is located in south-central Alaska mainly within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The southeastern part is within the Municipality of Anchorage. Knik Arm, one of the two upper extensions of Cook Inlet. bisects the map area north to south. All land east of Knik Arm is included within Elmendorf Air Force Base and is substantially occupied by various facilities connected by a road network. Most of the area...

This report details the Anchorage A-8 NE quadrangle series of maps created on a 1:25,000 scale in the upper Cook Inlet-Knik Arm region for which geologic and surficial geologic maps have been published. The quadrangle lies entirely within the Municipality of Anchorage. Suburban Anchorage extends from the west into the map area in two prongs; the west-central prong is the more densely populated of the two and includes local commercial and educational centers, whereas the southwestern prong has...

The Anchorage B-7 SW quadrangle is located in south-central Alaska within the Municipality of Anchorage; the community of Eagle River is centered in the map area which is traversed north to south by Glenn Highway and the Alaska Railroad. The quadrangle is one of a series in the Anchorage-Knik Arm region for which surficial geologic maps have been completed recently at a scale of 1:25,000 (Daniels, 1981a,b; Reger, 1981a,b,c,d; Yehle and Schmoll, 1987a,b;1988; fig.2). The map area includes parts...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposed to include a 130-acre property located northeast of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Boniface Gate as part of a land-swap under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 2851, Land Conveyance program. The proposed project qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108), as the project includes federal lands; therefore, an...

This study was prepared in part to satisfy the need to document the planning, recovery, restoration, and display of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO, serial number 42-13400, the "Lightning". The Lightning is the only one remaining of the 1,082 G models produced during World War II. It is one of approximately 26 Lightnings remaining of the 10,038 produced. It was also the first aircraft to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The study also provides additional documentation supporting the...

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

The results of the 1971-1975 University of New Mexico's field school. The research undertook ceramic analysis and set out the goal of understanding when the initial utilization of the Tijeras Canyon began. Ultimately further survey is needed to confirm and expand on this and other theses presented.

Appendeum to the Work Plan for Testing Sites LA 38141, LA 131735, and LA 131739 Located along the Proposed Kirtland Air Force Base Fence Corridor Boundary, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

An archaeological survey was conducted by archaeologists with Chambers Group Inc. (CGI) on approximately 579 ha (1,447 acres) of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. This survey was conducted on the Burn Site, Aerial Cable Site (ACS), and portions of the surrounding area for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). This inventory yielded 1 previously recorded and 40 newly discovered cultural resource sites and 80 isolated occurrences (IOs). One...

This report presents the results of field investigations of two archaeological sites (LA 152062 and LA 107494) located at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) along Arroyo del Coyote that have exhibited adverse impacts. Both sites are eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.

This report summarizes the archaeological resource needs at Kirtland Air Force Base as of 1999.

Archeological Phase I surveys were carried out for two facilities of the 90th Regional Support Command (RSC) in New Mexico from September 28 - 30, 1998. Previously, an archeological assessment of 6 RSC facilities owned by the 90th RSC in New Mexico revealed no recorded archeological sites within 4 facilities and too little potential for archeological sites to warrant a survey at those locations. The remaining two facilities were considered to have high potential for archeological resources, and...

The results of survey over a proposed construction site. No cultural resources were found during the reconnaissance.

This research design and work plan is organized as follows: Section 1 includes the project description and project location. Section 2 describes the environmental context. Section 3 provides a description of LA 152062 and LA 107494 and history of investigations of those sites. Section 4 is the research design that includes a brief culture history and research questions. Section 5 is the work plan, including the methods to be used to investigate the sites. Appendices include LA forms for site LA...

This report presents the results of a site evaluation of a large historic refuse deposit in support of an electrical project for a new radar facility. A 20th Century trash dump site was discovered, LA 71432. However, archaeological clearance for the proposed undertaking is recommended.

A cultural resources inventory was recently conducted for Sandia National Laboratories' Sled Track Project on approximately 370 ha (925 acres) of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) property, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. This cultural resources survey yielded one archaeological site (LA 89044), which appears to be a historic check dam, and 10 isolated occurrences (IOs). Nine of the IOs consist of historic and/or prehistoric chipped stone items, and the other is a sherd from a prehistoric ceramic...

This report presents the results of an archaeological survey of approximately 3.89 acres of the Sandia National Laboratories land for a parking lot. The survey yielded no cultural resources.

Archaeological clearance survey for five tower sites, two sheave sites, and four facility access roads was conducted for Sandia National Laboratories in conjunction with the Aerial Cable Site on Kirkland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey was conducted on November 22, 1991, and on April 23-24 and 27-28, 1992. A total of 40.8 ha (100.8 acres) was surveyed. The five proposed tower sites and two proposed sheave sites contain no archaeological sites or isolated occurrences....

The Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico, conducted an inventory for cultural resources for Rockwell International Corporation, Albuquerque. The survey was requested to inventory an approximate 20 acre parcel and an associated 5.8 mile corridor on withdrawal lands under the jurisdiction of the United State Forest Service and Kirtland Air Force Base. A total of 160.60 acres of land south of Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County was inventoried. Two archeological sites, two current...

On April 11, 12, 17, and 20, and May 16 and 31, 1990, the Office of Archaeological Studies (formerly the Research Section of the Laboratory of Anthropology), Museum of New Mexico, conducted an archaeological survey of seven abandoned mine locations in the Tijeras and Placitas mining districts, New Mexico (Fig. 1). The survey was conducted at the request of Denise Gallegos of the Abandoned Mine Land Bureau (AMLB), New Mexico Department of Energy and Minerals, to determine the nature, extent, and...

The Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico conducted a cultural resources inventory of 493 acres of land on the east mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on and adjacent to Kirtland Air Force Base. The survey was undertaken at the request of Tetra Tech, Inc. as part of their environmental impact analysis for the proposed relocation of operations from Los Angeles Air Force Base to Kirtland Air Force Base. No archeological sites or isolated occurrences were documented within the area...

A survey of proposed soil pit locations and access routes. Project rediscovered 3 sites and encountered 5 isolated occurrences. The results were clearance of 23 of the 25 pit locations with Pit 8 being relocated to avoid archaeological material.

From 22 January 2013 to 24 May 2013, HDR, Inc., conducted a Section 110 cultural resources investigation on Department of Defense land located within Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The cultural resources survey involved 100% coverage of all areas not covered by roads, buildings, parking lots or areas containing artificial fill, areas of obvious disturbance, and fenced areas containing hazardous material or requiring high level security clearance. Areas of land disturbance and security...

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. 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 potentially eligible to...

The University of New Mexico's Office of Contract Archaeology has completed an archaeological clearance survey for the proposed construction of a Repeater Tower, a Receiver Site and a proposed powerline, 0.8 miles long. This survey was requested by KNME-TV (Channel 5) to determine the presence or absence of any archaeological material that may be impacted from construction.

From 30 May 2012 to 12 December 2012, HDR │EOC (HDR), under contract with Sundance Consulting Inc., conducted a Section 110 cultural resources investigation of approximately 6,000 (uncorrected) acres of Department of Defense land located in the area of Four Hills at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The actual area of survey included approximately 4,000 ac (66 percent of the total area). There are 14 previous archaeological investigations within or overlapping the current study areas. Taken...

From 3 June to 1 November 2002, engineering-environment Management, Inc., (e2M), under contract with Kirtland Air Force Base conducted a Section 110 cultural resources investigation of 6,000 acres of US Forest Service lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (4,850 ac) and the Department of Energy (1,150 ac) located in the Manzanita Mountains of New Mexico (Contract DACA45-02-D-0010 ). Fifty-one new sites were located in the field and evaluated for eligibility to the National Register of...

This study is a continuation of the inventory survey work initiated by e2M in 2002 (Gallison et al. 2003) and continued by e2M in 2003 (Gallison et al. 2005a) and reflects the completion of a 20,000-acre pedestrian survey of the remaining western portion of the withdrawn area located on the Tijeras and Mount Washington USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangles. The survey resulted in updating 133 of the 139 previously recorded sites and recording 54 newly discovered cultural resource sites on New Mexico ARMS...

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 United States Forest Service (USFS) lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (4,824 acres) and the Department of Energy (1,830 acres) 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...

Site forms for various sites at Sandia National Laboratory.

Since 1978 Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Laboratories have contracted for thorough on-ground surveys for the identification and evaluation of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. A total of 13 surveys were completed for 31,281 acres on the Base and Forest Service Withdrawal Lands between 1978 and 1985. On May 7, 1987, Mariah Associates, Inc. was awarded the first of a three-phase contract designed to provide a comprehensive historic preservation plan for Kirtland Air Force Base....

Since 1978 Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Laboratories have contracted for thorough on-ground surveys for the identification and evaluation of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. A total of 13 surveys was completed for 31.281 acres on the Base and Forest Service Withdrawal Lands between 1978 and 1985. On May 7, 1987, Mariah Associates, Inc. was awarded the first of a three-phase contract designed to provide a comprehensive historic preservation plan for Kirtland Air Force Base....

This report documents joint efforts undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Escondida Research Group (ERG) to evaluate the extent of mechanical damages to archaeological site LA 53672 (USFS No. AR-03-03-05-358) and to provide suggestions for stabilization of the damaged portions of the site. During the summer of 1999, while preparing to replace some powerline poles in Arroyo del Coyote, a heavy equipment operator inadvertently penetrated and...

An addendum to the report AR 90-03-052A assessing the damage to sites AR 03-03-05-221 and AR 03-03-05-218.

The faunal analysis chapter of the Two Dead Juniper Village.

An archaeological inventory was completed on a 36-acre parcel of land located on United States Forest Service Cibola National Forest, lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. A proposal to construct a 54,000 SF structure (Telescope Atmospheric Compensation Laboratory, TAC Lab) on withdrawn lands has been presented to Kirtland AFB by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). One previously recorded site is located within the current project area. Site #AR 03-03-05-429/LA...

An archaeological inventory of the HLZs was undertaken by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services Co., Inc., (Ogden) between March 27 and June 16, 2000. This survey traversed the 39 proposed helicopter landing zones. Two prehistoric sites and seven isolated occurrences.

This report summarizes the results of an archaeological survey of approximately 75 acres of land on withdrawn Cibola National Forest within Kirtland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project area is located approximately two and one half miles southeast of the Albuquerque city limits. A total of eight sites and six isolated occurrences were encountered. Of the eight sites, two are considered to be significant cultural resources. Four additional resources require further...

On June 12, 1997, Kathleen A. Adams, an archaeologist with Lone Mountain Archaeological Services, Inc., conducted a Class III Cultural Resource Survey on approximately 42 acres for the proposed realignment and stabilization of Tijeras Arroyo and bridge replacement along the Kumsec Haul Road, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (NMCRIS #57417). No cultural resources were encountered during the pedestrian survey of the project area, therefore, clearance for the proposed project is...

An archaeological inventory survey was completed for a 3.6 acre (1.4 ha) parcel of land that is proposed to be graded for the construction of a road. A pre-field records search was performed using the New Mexico Cultural Resources Information System maintained by the Archaeological Resources Management Section (ARMS) at the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division, and topographic maps provided by the U.S. Forest Service, Cibola National Forest (USFS). The search indicated that at least...

An archaeological inventory was completed on a 104-acre parcel of land located on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Structures occupy approximately 60 acres of the total I 04-acre New Mexico Air National Guard (NMARNG) complex. The records search using the Archaeological Resources Management System (ARMS) at the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division indicated that four archaeological surveys have been completed in the vicinity of the current project and that five known...

An archaeological inventory survey was completed on a 9.3 acre (3.79 ha) parcel of land located on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The records search using the Archaeological Resources Management System (ARMS) at the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division indicated that at least six archaeological surveys have been completed in the vicinity of the current project and that four known archaeological resources exist within a 1-mile radius of the proposed project area. No...

A non-contiguous, linear archaeological inventory survey was conducted by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services (OEES) within the western portion of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) and on City of Albuquerque lands immediately south of the base boundary. Within Kirtland Air Force Base, 33.3 acres (13.5 ha) and on City of Albuquerque lands 21.8 acres (8.8 ha) were inventoried. In addition to the archaeological inventories seven structures within the base were evaluated for historical...

Correspondence between Sandia National Laboratory and various entities concerning the results of various surveys conducted on ADS 1300, Site 221 at Kirtland Air Force Base. The site is a former underground storage tank location that is under review for an Environmental Restoration project.

On August 1, 1995, Tamara S. Jager of Keystone Environmental and Planning, Inc. completed a cultural properties survey of a portion of the AlliedSignal Aerospace facility on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), NC-135 area, in the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey covered approximately 12 hectares (29 acres) of the 16-hectare (39.5-acre) facility. A check of the New Mexico Cultural Resource Management Information System (NMCRIS) revealed three previously recorded sites...

The undertaking involves the assessment of impact to cultural resources caused by the crash of an F-117 aircraft and the resulting clean-up activities. The survey conducted on Pueblo of Zuni Trust land included inspection of an area around the crater that represents the crash site of the F-117 aircraft, inspection of an access road, and inspection of a deployment area. The literature search identified eight previously recorded archaeological sites within 1.6 km (1 mi) of the project. The...

This report documents the performance and findings of a cultural resource clearance survey completed for proposed assessment work on the Mary M mining claims. A survey was conducted on August 14, 1984. The author systematically walked and visually searched the area of each proposed trench. In addition the tractor route between each trench was surveyed. No evidence of cultural materials or sites were found.

Butler Service Group, Inc. (BSG), has completed a 100 percent pedestrian cultural resources survey and records review for approximately 2,445.4 acres of property situated on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), New Mexico. The survey and records review resulted in the documentation of 31 new sites, 39 previously recorded sites, and 128 isolated occurrences from the Sandia National Laboratory/New Mexico Environmental Restoration Program (SNL/NM ER) sites. One prehistoric site (LA 107475), eight...

The appendices for the cultural resources portion of the Sandia National laboratory environmental restoration program.

An archaeological review of approximately 9.67 acres of property scheduled for use as a salvage yard at Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. No significant artifacts or cultural features were observed during a previous cultural resource inventory which included the proposed yard (Rodgers 1978). The proposed yard is greatly disturbed as it has recently been bladed, graveled and fenced or walled. It also...

An archaeological survey of approximately 14 acres of property situated within Area III, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. The survey was conducted for an approximate 7.4 k (4.6 mi) portion of a proposed 19.3 k ( 12 mi) long sanitary sewer system to be constructed as a trunk line and five laterals. All of the proposed alignments situated within Sandia National Laboratories Area III were surveyed at a 8 m (25 ft)...

An archaeological survey of approximately 2.9 acres of property situated within Area I, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. The area surveyed is located on the western piedmont of the Manzano Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The survey was conducted on an approximate 0.98 kilometer ( 0.61 mi) alignment proposed for construction of an overhead powerline segment. No significant artifacts or cultural...

An archaeological survey of approximately 11.8 acres of property situated within Area I, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. The area surveyed is located on the western piedmont of the Manzano Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The survey was conducted for an approximate 2.9 k (1 .8 mi) segment, 6.4 acres, of a proposed overhead power line, 1.7 acres of property situated within four proposed power line...

A Class I survey performed on July 11, 1994 indicated 29 previously recorded sites located within 1.0 mi (1.6 km) of the survey routes. Fourteen sites were shown to be located near the transmission line corridor, with four of these within the right-of-way. Undertaken between July 14 and 19, 1994, the Class III survey of the route included a 100 ft (30 m) wide corridor with a 150 x 150 ft ( 46 x 46 m) area examined around each structure. The survey totaled 81.2 acres (32.9 ha) of which 46.1 acres...

Correspondence between the United States Air Force Environmental Management Division, New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office, Sandia National Laboratories, and Butler Service Group, Inc. regarding the analysis of soil samples taken from Environmental Restoration Sites 63A and 63B. Includes discussion of and attachments from report, "Cultural Resource Survey for proposed sampling at Environmental Restoration Sites 63A and 63B" examining associated Cultural Resource Sites LA 81740 and LA...

An archaeological inventory for multiple exterior improvement projects situated on approximately 31.7 acres of property located within Areas I, II, and IV, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. The inventoried areas are located on the western piedmont of the Manzano Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Area I investigations include an approximate 18.5 acre (99% paved) parking area situated south of...

TRC Mariah Associates Inc. completed a Class III cultural resource inventory for a water tower pipeline on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. An original survey (43.6 acres [17.6 ha]) was conducted by TRC Mariah on February 28 and 29, 1996. Three previously recorded sites were located during this survey. Two sites, LA 2014 and LA 38135, fell within the impact area. One site, LA 38134, was adjacent to, but outside of, the impact area. All three of these sites had been...

This report summarizes the results of a Class I inventory (site records search) and Class III survey (intensive, 100% coverage, pedestrian inspection) for the proposed construction of an experiment test area at the High Energy Research and Technology Facility antenna range on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. No cultural resources were encountered during survey.

During July 1993, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of a proposed fence line, as well as the area inside of the proposed fence, for the Explosives Devices Test (EDT) Facility at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This project was performed on land owned by Kirtland Air Force Base. The total project area covered by this survey is approximately 10 acres (4 hectares). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed for the project, inclusive of a 50 foot...

Cultural Resources Inventory of a 17,428 ft (5,312 m), 328 ft (100 m) corridor centered on the extant ID 46 kV powerline located a total of 18 archaeological sites and 17 isolated occurrences. Sites include 10 newly recorded sites and eight previously recorded sites. Class I site file searches had indicated that as many as 21 previously recorded sites might occur within the project corridor. These searches also revealed that considerable confusion existed as to site location and condition....

During March 1994, Advanced Sciences, Inc. (ASI) conducted a cultural resource survey of the area inside the Robotic Vehicle Range (RVR) Facility at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). Portions of the project area have undergone construction and maintenance disturbance associated with the current 1.76 acre (0.70 ha) headquarters at the existing Robotic Vehicle Range (RVR) facility. An historic homestead (LA 104205) was the only significant cultural resource located within the...

The following report summarizes the results of Class I and Class III cultural resource inventories for a helicopter landing site used by crews assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base in Valencia County, New Mexico. A Class I survey performed on April 27, 1995 indicated five previously recorded sites located within 1.0 mi (1.6 km) of the project area. Subsequent pedestrian survey on April 28 and May 3, 1995 revealed two previously unknown archaeological sites and two isolated occurrences. Of these...

The following report summarizes the results of Class I and Class III cultural resource inventories for a helicopter landing site used by crews assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base in Valencia County, New Mexico. A Class I survey performed on April 27, 1995 indicated five previously recorded sites located within 1.0 mi (1.6 km) of the project area. Subsequent pedestrian survey on April 28 and May 3, 1995 revealed two previously unknown archaeological sites and two isolated occurrences. Of these...

An archaeological survey of approximately 0.43 acres situated on Sandia National Laboratories, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. The area surveyed is located on the west piedmont of the Manzano Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proposed project area is scheduled for construction of a facility where acoustic testing will be conducted. All of the proposed construction area has previously been disturbed by construction of an existing building...

Sandia National Laboratories personnel conducted an intensive (100 percent) cultural resource survey on March 22, 2018. The project required a block survey of multiple 15 m (50 ft) transects for a total surveyed area of 0.44 ha (1.08 ac), which included an additional 30 m (100 ft) buffer. The project area is on lands withdrawn from the Cibola National Forest Service. One previously recorded site was updated. LA 101248 (AR 03-03-05-381) is a small prehistoric artifact scatter with one feature...

An archaeological survey of approximately 1.3 acres of property situated on Sandia National Laboratories. Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. The area surveyed is located on the west piedmont of the Manzanita Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proposed project area is scheduled for construction of a facility addition to serve as the·Albuquerque Microelectronics Office, Building 857 Annex (AMO). The proposed construction...

This report presents the results of an archaeological survey in support of proposed installation of a fiber optic cable line. One historic site was encountered and recommended as potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

A cultural resources survey was recently conducted on approximately 148 acres of property situated within Cibola National Forest withdrawn lands, Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The intensive pedestrian survey was conducted for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Environmental Restoration Program. Site 87 was inventoried in anticipation of proposed environmental cleanup of the decommissioned Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) explosive firing site. No cultural...

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory of approximately 155 acres on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project encompassed approximately 155 acres for proposed blast testing at and adjacent to the existing Giant Reusable Air Blast Simulator (GRABS) facility. No cultural resources were observed during the survey, and archaeological clearance for the proposed undertaking is recommended.

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed an 18-acre Class III cultural resource inventory for a proposed construction yard located on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Four isolated occurrences and a single archaeological site were recorded. The site, LA 99781, consists of a dispersed scatter of historic artifacts that may represent the remains of a pre-World War II habitation. Because the artifacts appear to have been redeposited and lack locational context, LA 99781 is...

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed a Class III cultural resource inventory of 5.8 acres on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey was requested by Mr. Patrick Joseph of Mountain States Constructors. The project encompassed approximately 5.8 acres for the proposed dumping of airport hardfill. The survey was conducted on September 17, 1993. Cultural resources observed during the survey include only modern trash. The trash consisted of two metal can lids and one modem...

This report presents the results of an intensive archaeological pedestrian survey of 50 acres surrounding LA 152577 within the Kirtland Air Force Base property in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project is was completed under Prudent’s Fence-to-Fence Environmental Services at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The project is located north of Munition Haul Road, along the south side of the confluence of Tijeras Arroyo and Arroyo del Coyote on Kirtland Air Force Base property in Bernalillo...

AFCEC on behalf of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) has retained SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct an intensive archaeological pedestrian survey of 50.00 acres in Arroyo del Coyote within the KAFB property in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project is being completed under the Fence-to-Fence Environmental Services at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The purpose of this project is to assist Kirtland Air Force Base in complying with Section 110 of the National Historic...

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory for a gravel quarry located on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Ten isolated occurrences and a single archaeological site were recorded. Site LA 48098 was recommended as potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion D. Avoidance was recommended. The data potential of the isolated occurrences was considered to have been completely recorded during...

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed a Class Ill cultural resource inventory of the sanitary landfill on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project encompassed a 67 acre area within the existing landfill boundary. Sanitary refuse from the Base will be deposited and covered with clean fill. Survey took place on June 4, 1993 by John A. Evaskovich and Wendy Jones Poague of Mariah Associates, Inc. One isolated occurrence was recorded during the survey. The isolated occurrence...

An archaeological survey of approximately 3.4 acres of property situated on Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no cultural resources. The project area is being utilized for construction of a Radioactive Mixed Waste Facility (Building 6920). The entire construction site has been severely disturbed by blading and leveling, and as of the survey date the building was approximately 95% completed. No artifacts or cultural features were...

On March 4, 1993, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of an approximate 3.44-acres (1.39-hectare) disturbed area in advance of a proposed road realignment in Area I at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed for the proposed road, and of the area surrounding the realignment. The entire area has undergone extensive construction and maintenance disturbance. The surface has been used as a fill dirt and gravel...

An archaeological survey of approximately 37 acres situated on Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. The area surveyed is located on the west piedmont of the Manzanita Mountains, south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proposed project area is scheduled for construction of a track, a road and road extension, a parking lot and an unknown number of utility 1 lines. The proposed construction zone has previously...

Mariah Associates, Inc. completed a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory for a proposed dumping area and access route related to Albuquerque International Airport construction, on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey was requested by Wayne Frasier of Mountain States Constructors, Inc. The project encompassed a five acre area for the dump. Clean cement and other construction materials will be deposited by truck and will be covered over with clean fill. Survey took...

TRC Mariah Associates Inc. completed a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory of 48 areas within 31 Installation Restoration Program sites on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The project encompassed approximately 306 acres (124 ha). Survey was conducted by TRC Mariah Project Archaeologist John C. Acklen between August 28 and 31, 1995 and by John C. Acklen and John A. Evaskovich, Project Archaeologists, between May 16 and May 21, 1996. Three archaeological sites and three...

On August 12, 1992, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of four maintenance sites in Area I at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed at Maintenance Site A, an area encompassing 15.71 acres (6.28 hectares). The majority of Maintenance Site A is paved in asphalt and covered by permanent and temporary structures. The unpaved portions of this area consist of driveways and chainlink-fenced storage facilities. The...

On August 12, 1992, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of four maintenance sites in Area I at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed at Maintenance Site B, an area encompassing 3.3 acres (1.32 hectares). A small 100- by 100-foot area (.22 acre) of Maintenance Site B is paved in asphalt. The unpaved portions of this area consist of parking areas, driveways, and chain-link-fenced storage facilities. The entire...

An archaeological survey of 56.7 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. No significant cultural resource sites were located during the pedestrian survey. The results of this survey concurs with a previous cultural resource inventory conducted for Kirtland Air Force Base Management Area B, which included this proposed permit area. This previous survey, which was conducted by the Center for...

In 1998, SWCA, Inc. completed a cultural resources survey of proposed scaling and slope modifications of New Mexico State Road 337, along with an equipment staging area and access road, near the Village of Tijeras, in the Sandia Ranger District of Cibola National Forest, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey examined 14 segments of the right-of-way for a total of about 1.1 linear miles (ca. 6,070 ft). The project included about 5.5 ha (13.6 acres) of USDA Forest Service land (New Mexico...

During April 1993, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource and threatened and endangered species survey of six proposed and existing Lightning Early Warning System (LEWS) sensor locations scattered throughout land leased by Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). These locations were approximately 0.229 to 0.389 acres (0.091 to 0.155 hectare) each. The total project area covered by this survey is approximately 1.85 acres (0.74 hectares). This report discusses the...

On August 12, 1992, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of four maintenance sites in Area I at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed at Site D, an area encompassing 4.32 acres (1.72 hectares). Site D was the location of the asbestos management team. The west half of the area has been bladed, graveled, and fenced and contains several temporary structures. The east half of Site D is in its natural state with...

During April 1993, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of the proposed extension of the Exterior Sensor Test Field for the Intrusion Detection Systems Technology Department (IDST) at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This project was performed on land owned by Kirtland Air Force Base. The total project area covered by this survey is 73 acres (29.2 hectares). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed for the project, inclusive of a 50 foot ( 15...

On August 20, 1992, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of two maintenance sites within Technical Area Ill at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNl/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed at Maintenance Site 1, an area encompassing 4.64 acres (1.85 hectares). Actual pedestrian survey coverage was 2.95 acres (1.17 hectares), as the area inside of an existing locked maintenance facility could not be inspected except by looking through the...

On August 20, 1992, Advanced Sciences, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey of two maintenance sites within Technical Area Ill at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This report discusses the reconnaissance performed at Maintenance Site 2, an area encompassing .20 acre (.08 hectare). The area remains in a natural state, however, its placement between two existing maintenance facilities and two paved roads has resulted in vehicular, and possibly pedestrian, use of the...

Butler Service Group, Inc. (BSG) conducted intensive cultural resource surveys for approximately 48.9 acres of property and visually inspected another 3 acres situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The areas surveyed include eleven of the drill locales with buffer zones and six associated access routes. One borehole site (95B8) and associated access route were visually inspected. As Borehole 95B8 was situated within cultural resource site LA 48100, it was...

Cultural resource surveys for approximately 6.84 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. The area surveyed includes two drill locales with substantial buffer zones and one access road (Location No. 2). The results of this survey concur with a previous Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) cultural resources inventory conducted by the Center for Anthropological Studies (CAS) in 1981 (Franklin and...

Cultural resource surveys for approximately 7.34 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no significant cultural resources. The areas surveyed include the two drill locales with substantial buffer zones. As there are currently dirt roads providing access to the drill site buffer zones, no access routes were surveyed. The results of this survey concur with previous Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) cultural resource inventories...

Butler Service Group Inc. (BSG) conducted cultural resource surveys for approximately 36.47 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The surveys were conducted through International Technology Corporation for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM) Sitewide Environmental Restoration (ER) Program. The surveys were conducted for four well and five borehole drill sites. These nine sites are scattered throughout the west central...

Butler Service Group Inc. (BSG) conducted cultural resource surveys for approximately 27.65 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The areas surveyed include nine drill locales with buffer zones and an access route. One previously documented cultural resource site (LA 107481) and five isolated occurrences (IOs), were encountered during this. Site LA 107481 contains the remains of a destroyed historic homestead, that due to recordation, is...

This report documents the performance and findings of a Cultural Clearance Survey for an enclosed (fenced) rare cactus, preserve and plantation. A stone structure was located and fenced off to protect it from damage. the remains of a cobble base-adobe walled contiguous room block structure was located on the flat near the edge of a arroyo (tributary to Arroyo del Coyote). Cholla cactus (Opuntia imbricata) was concentrated in patches east of the main structure. Grama grass cactus (Toumeya...

This report documents the performance and findings of a Cultural Resource Survey for a proposed widening of a circular test area. A thorough search of the area failed to reveal any evidence of cultural material or other manifestations of prehistoric human use in the area surveyed.

This report documents the performance and findings of a Cultural Resource Survey for a proposed widening of a circular test area.