An Assessment of Transect Recording Unit Survey and Subsurface Testing Methods at Four Sites in the Permian Basin, New Mexico
Part of the An Assessment of Transect Recording Unit Survey and Subsurface Testing Methods at Four Sites in the Permian Basin, New Mexico project
Editor(s): Michael Heilen; Monica Murrell
Year: 2015
Summary
In September 2014, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office (CFO) contracted Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), (Contract No. L14PA00010) to perform an experimental project aimed at achieving a better understanding of how site-recording and subsurface-testing methods can be used to assess the subsurface potential of sites in southeastern New Mexico. At issue in this experiment is developing an informed, scientific understanding of the relationship between surface and subsurface archaeology and learning how one goes about detecting whether subsurface buried archaeology is present. What methods are best suited to recording surface archaeology at sites in southeastern New Mexico in order to understand their significance, integrity, and research potential? What are the likely benefits of implementing new survey and recording techniques, and do they outweigh the costs of their implementation? What clues are present at the surface or can be derived from particular test methods that indicate the presence of one or more buried cultural horizons? How can we infer the potential for such deposits to be intact?
Cite this Record
An Assessment of Transect Recording Unit Survey and Subsurface Testing Methods at Four Sites in the Permian Basin, New Mexico. Michael Heilen, Monica Murrell. Technical Report 15-68. Albuquerque, Santa Fe: Statistical Research, Inc., Red Rock Geological Enterprises. 2015 ( tDAR id: 399784) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8T1551J
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Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Late Archaic
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Mogollon
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Mineral
Site Name
LA143568
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LA159329
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LA68669
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LA99437
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Campsites
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Environment Research
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Eligibility Determination
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Subsurface Test Excavations
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TRU Survey
Geographic Keywords
Permian Basin
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Southeastern New Mexico
Temporal Keywords
Jornada Mogollon
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Late Archaic
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: -1800 to 200 (radiocarbon dated feature and diagnostic projectile point)
Calendar Date: 200 to 1450 (radiocarbon dated feature and diagnostic ceramic types from different phases)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -105.82; min lat: 32.156 ; max long: -103.623; max lat: 33.997 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Field Director(s): Monica Murrell
Lab Director(s): Rebecca Wells
Principal Investigator(s): Michael Heilen
Record Identifiers
Technical Report No.(s): 15-68
Project Number(s): 13PB01
Notes
Redaction Note: Per BLM requirements, maps and data that contain specific locational information about cultural resources have been redacted for the public version of the report
File Information
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| SRI_TRU_Subsurface_Testing_final_FOR_TDAR.pdf | 313.21mb | Oct 28, 2015 | Oct 29, 2015 10:59:51 AM | Public | |
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