CAFB - Archaeological Reports

Part of: Cannon Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive

Site Name Keywords
LA 173359 • LA 172689 • Chavez Manor • LA 64779 • LA 64778 • LA 64777 • LA 181842 • Building S-129 • Cannon Airforce Base

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Pit • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • House • Lithic Scatter • Historic homestead • Trash Pit • Latrine

Other Keywords
Cannon Air Force Base • Melrose Air Force Range • National Register of Historic Places • Anchor-Hocking Glass Corp. • Fire-King • Homer Laughlin China Company • Empress Series • Versar • NRHP • Cultural Resources Survey

Culture Keywords
Historic • PaleoIndian • Archaic

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey • Historic Background Research • Heritage Management

Material Types
Glass • Ceramic • Metal • Amethyst Glass • Wood • Bottle Glass • Brick • Whiteware • Earthenware • Asphalt

Temporal Keywords
Historic • WWII • Prehistoric • Cold War • Statehood Period • US Territorial

Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory) • Roosevelt County (County) • Curry County (County) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Curry (County) • USA (Country) • Roosevelt (County) • Portair, NM, USA

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The Assessment of Historic Materials Inadvertently Discovered at the Consolidated Communications Facility Construction Site, Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeremy Decker. USACE.
On June 22, 2012 a construction contractor at the Consolidated Communications Facility construction site, Cannon Air Force Base, discovered what appeared to be historic trash in a backhoe trench. Following the discovery, workers stopped all activity at the site, collected and boxed the displaced bottles, and fenced the area to ensure that no additional disturbance would occur at the site until it could be assessed. Cannon Air Force Base officials were immediately notified. This report documents...
Contact Sheet of Pictures from LA 173359 (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez
A sheet of photographs from the inadvertent discovery of historic artifacts at LA 173359 during the construction of the Consolidated Communications Facility.
A Cultural Resource Inventory of 8.9 Acres Near the Main Post Gate, Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Sale.
On May 4 of 2012, Geo-Marine Inc., (GMI) conducted an inventory survey of 8.9 acres of federal property near the gate/entrance to the Chavez Manor Military Housing Area. The survey was conducted under New Mexico Cultural Resource System (NMCRIS) Activity Number 123928 and a query of existing records at that facility was conducted prior to fieldwork. This records search was undertaken to determine whether cultural resources had been previously reported within or near the current study area. One...
Cultural Resource Survey and NRHP Eligibility Assessment of 100 Acres on Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy B. Graves. Jeremy Loven. Peter C. Condon.
Between May 18 and May 19 of 2015, Baer/Versar Inc. Joint Venture performed a linear pedestrian survey that followed the standards outlined under NMAC 4.10.15.10 (August 15, 2005) on 100 acres within the boundaries of Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) in Curry County, New Mexico. The project goal was to identify all prehistoric and historic archaeological sites within three noncontiguous survey parcels (i.e., 5 acres, 25 acres, and 70 acres,) and develop NRHP eligibility recommendations for any...
Cultural Resource Survey and NRHP Eligibility Assessment of 112 Acres on Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico (2018)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Versar, Inc.. Sam Holmes. Peter C. Condon. Timothy B. Graves.
Between February 12 and February 13 of 2018, Joint Venture Baer/Versar Inc. performed a pedestrian survey on 112 acres within the boundaries of Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico. The project goal was to identify all prehistoric and historic archaeological sites within four noncontiguous survey parcel and develop NRHP eligibility recommendations for any existing or newly discovered sites. The survey documented no cultural resource sites and only four isolated modern/historic...
Cultural Resource Survey and NRHP Eligibility Assessment of 112 Acres on Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico - NIAF Forms (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Versar, Inc..
NMCRIS Investigation Abstract Form for Cultural Resources Survey and NRHP Eligibility Assessment of 112 Acres on Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico.
Documentation of Building S-129 Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Brian Knight. Joe C. Freeman. Victor Gibbs. Geo-Marine, Inc..
The documentation of Building S-129, located on Cannon Air force Base, New Mexico, was conducted to determine the nature and extent of significance of the structure, Building S-129, a standard World War II aircraft hangar derives its significance from the long-span vaulted wooden trusses used in its construction. Geo-Marine, Inc., conducted this work under Contract No. DACA63-99-D-OOIO with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, between March 2000 and July 2000. The architectural...
Investigating the Homestead-to-Farmstead Transition and Early-to-Middle Twentieth Century Social Dynamics on Cannon Air Force Base: Data Recovery Efforts at LA 172689 and LA 173359 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Peter C. Condon. Timothy B. Graves. Juan Arias. Lillian Ponce. Mel Landreth. Geo-Marine, Inc..
This report summarizes the data recovery efforts at LA 172689 and LA 173359, two historic-aged sites located on Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) in Curry County, New Mexico. This work was performed in advance of the proposed Chavez Manor Military Family Housing undertaking and in response to an unexpected discovery at the Consolidated Communications Facility construction site. Site LA 172689 is an historic homestead located immediately west of State Road 311 and north of Highway 60/84, within the...
NMCRIS Investigation Abstract Form (NIAF) for A 9.80-Acre Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Southeast Ramp Fuel Distribution Point at Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeremy T. Decker.
Results of a 9.8-acre cultural resources survey in support of construct of a new fuel distribution point on the southeast ramp of the airfield. No historic properties or isolated occurrences were located on survey, and it is recommended that the project proceed as proposed. No historic properties or isolated occurrences were documented on the survey.
NMCRIS Investigation Abstract Form (NIAF) for a Survey of an Additional 14.9 Acres for the Proposed Southeast Ramp Fuel Distribution Point at Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Christina B. Sinkovec.
Results of a 14.9-acre cultural resources survey in support of construct of a new fuel distribution point on the southeast ramp of the airfield. This is related to the 9.8-acre survey conducted in 2014. No artifacts or sites were found within the survey area. This project should have No Effect to Historic Properties.
Report of a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory of 388 Acres on Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text W. Nicholas Trierweiler.
This document reports the methods, findings and conclusions of a Class III cultural resource inventory conducted on Cannon Air Force Base as part of an effort to develop a cultural resource management plan for the base. No adverse impacts are anticipated in the near future for any of the surveyed areas. Six noncontiguous parcels of land, totaling 388 acres were examined by professional archaeologists using straight transect, pedestrian survey methods. A total of three archaeological sites and...
Research Design and Work Plan for a Cultural Resource Survey and NRHP Eligibility Assessment of 100 Acres on Cannon Air Force Range, Curry County, New Mexico (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Versar, Inc..
This document provides a work plan for the proposed archaeological inventory survey and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility assessment of 100 acres within the boundaries of Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB), Curry County, New Mexico.
A Systemic Study of Air Combat Command Cold War Material Culture, Volume II-3: A Baseline Inventory of Cold War Material Culture at Cannon Air Force Base (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Lori Rhodes. Karen Lewis. Katherine J. Roxlau. Mariah Associate, Inc., Albuquerque, NM.
Cannon Air Force Base was inventoried between April 12 and 15, 1994 as part of the Air Combat Command Cold War study for the ongoing Department of Defense Legacy Program. Information was gathered at the base from the Wing Historian, the Drawing Room staff, and at the Civil Engineering, Real Property, and Public Affairs offices. On-site inspections were also conducted. During this research and inventory, resources were inventoried and photographed. A relatively small amount of material culture...
Technical Work Plan for the National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Three Archaeological Sites on Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County, New Mexico (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Versar, Inc..
This document provides a research design and technical work plan for evaluating the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of three previously recorded archaeological sites on Cannon Air Force Base (CAFE), Curry County, New Mexico. The preliminary data potential and NRHP evaluations were carried out in 1987; each site was recommended ineligible for a NRHP listing. Additional work, however, is required to evaluate the subsurface potential and geomorphic integrity of the sites in...