Relocation of an Historic Navajo Grave at Captain Tom Dam, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Letter Report
Part of the Captain Tom Dam Data Recovery, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico project
Author(s): Teresa L. Pinter; Jennie Sturm; Lawrence Conyers
Year: 2007
Summary
Fieldwork was conducted to reloacte a 60-year-old Navajo grave at Captain Tom Dam on the Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico. A lineal descendant had staked the general area where the grave was believed to be located. This area was approximately 12x13 m — and a buffer of 12 m was placed around the general area identified by the family member for a total study area of 24x25 m. A GPR survey was conducted to identify specific anomalies that might represent the burial. The GPR data yielded no evidence of cultural disturbance related to a burial in the study area.
This letter report presents the details of this search.
Photos taken during the project can be found at tDAR ID: 393873.
The photo log can be found at tDAR ID: 393872.
The report of the data recovery project at TD#1 and NM-H-46-66 is available at tDAR ID: 393871.
Cite this Record
Relocation of an Historic Navajo Grave at Captain Tom Dam, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Letter Report. Teresa L. Pinter, Jennie Sturm, Lawrence Conyers. Tempe, Arizona: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. 2007 ( tDAR id: 393874) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z60Q1M
Keywords
Site Type
Post Hole / Post Mold
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Rock Alignment
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Geophysical Survey
Geographic Keywords
Navajo Reservation
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Newcomb
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New Mexico
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Tom Dam
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -108.764; min lat: 36.267 ; max long: -108.732; max lat: 36.308 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Prepared By(s): Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Record Identifiers
Bureau of Reclamation BPA No.(s): 07A4132-4001
ACS Project No.(s): 07-304-06
General Services Administration Contract No.(s): GS10F0224P
File Information
Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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Capt_Tom_Burial_GPR_Letter_Rpt_Nov07.pdf | 523.92kb | Oct 1, 2014 11:39:38 AM | Confidential |
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