Kirtland Air Force Base 1980B Archaeological Survey Project

Author(s): Hayward H. Franklin

Year: 1981

Summary

The Center for Anthropological Studies completed an intensive archaeological survey of 3,789 acres of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. A total of 305 artifacts were recovered from 282 isolated artifactual loci; and 15 archaeological sites were located, recorded and artifactually sampled. Two of these sites are provisionally assigned to the Archaic period (5000 B.C. - A.D. 1). One or them is a functionally specific site where lithic materials were collected and tool manufacturing was performed. Three sites are of the late Developmental-early Coalition transitional period (A.D. 1100-1250) of the Anasazi tradition. In addition, one site is an historic Pueblo site of a period (1692-1821) hitherto undocumented on base. The remaining nine sites are related to late nineteenth and early twentieth century (1890-1930) mining, habitation, and transportation functions. Livestock herding and mineral water bottling are tow additional activities which probably occurred at certain of the historic sites.

Cite this Record

Kirtland Air Force Base 1980B Archaeological Survey Project. Hayward H. Franklin. 1981 ( tDAR id: 469146) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469146

Keywords

Culture
Anasazi • Archaic • Rio Grande Anasazi

Material
Basalt • Building Materials • Ceramic • Chalcedony • Chert • Chipped Stone • Galisteo Black-on-white • Glass • Ground Stone • Limestone • Lithic • Loading Hopper • Metal • Mineral • Obsidian • Petrified Wood • Pottery Sherd • Quartzite • Santa Fe Black-on-white • St. Johns Polychrome Ware • Wood

Site Name
LA 47887 • LA 47888 • LA 47889 • LA 47890 • LA 47891 • LA 47892 • LA 47893 • LA 47894 • LA 47895 • LA 47896 • LA 47897 • LA 47898 • LA 47899 • LA 47900 • LA 47901 • NM 0:3:1:23 • NM 0:3:1:24 • NM 0:3:1:25 • NM 0:3:1:26 • NM 0:3:1:27 • NM 0:3:1:28 • NM 0:3:1:29 • NM 0:3:1:30 • NM 0:3:1:31 • NM 0:3:1:32 • NM 0:3:1:33 • NM 0:3:1:34 • NM 1:14:4:13 • NM 1:15:3:7 • NM 1:15:3:8 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Isolated Artifact

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey

Geographic Keywords
Albuquerque, New Mexico • Bernalillo (County) • Kirtland Air Force Base

Temporal Keywords
Coalition period • Early Statehood period • Historic • Late Developmental/Coalition Transition • Late Developmental period • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -106.754; min lat: 34.162 ; max long: -104.865; max lat: 35.228 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Kirtland Air Force Base CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

NMCRIS No.(s): 9045

Purchase Order No.(s): F29650-80-W1035

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