Collaborative Research at the 19th-Century Settlement of La Parida, Socorro County, New Mexico

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In March of 2018, New Mexico State University (NMSU) students enrolled in the cultural resource management class re-visited and recorded La Parida, a 19-century Hispanic settlement located on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funded this project as part of a collaborative agreement with NMSU to support research on the Camino Real. The purpose of this project was to 1) relocate and record habitation and midden features associated with the settlement, and 2) evaluate the potential of the site for future research and public interpretation. Students identified six distinct loci at the site, only two of which showed clear evidence of structural remains. Of these, only one was located on land managed by the BLM. While water erosion, vehicle traffic, and modern development have clearly damaged portions of this site, it has considerable historical significance and some potential for future research. NMSU recommends that surviving portions of the settlement be explored through public archaeology, oral history, and collaboration with private landowners.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 25097