The Kirtland Air Force Base Coyote Test Field Archaeological Survey, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Author(s): Earl S. Mead

Year: 1985

Summary

Sandia National Laboratories and the Center for Anthropological Studies, both of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have entered into a cultural resource management project (Document No. 44-1498). The primary objectives are: 1) to conduct an intensive archaeological survey of 7,100 acres of land to find out what, if any, cultural resources are located within the project boundary; 2) to assess the significance of such finds, and evaluate each in terms of the criteria found in 36 CFR 60.6 for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places; and 3) to determine what impact, if any, the proposed undertaking(s) may have on the cultural resources located.

Four prehistoric habitation sites, one historic rock enclosure and eight isolated finds were encountered, recorded and evaluated. This report presents the findings and makes several recommendations concerning the early Pueblo IV, Anasazi settlements.

The four prehistoric sites (NM I:15:3:6, 20, 21 and 22 CAS) should be avoided and protected. Two of these pithouse villages--NM 1:15:3:6 (LA 53671) and NM 1:15:3:20 (LA 53672)--have received prior damage. This damage has been assessed and the remains described. It is recommended that NM 1:15:3:6 (CAS), which has received extensive surface and subsurface damage, be tested to learn if any significant buried deposits, remain undisturbed. NM 1:15:3:20 (CAS) has received minor surface damage, but is located in an area of high activity. It should be fenced and warning signs posted. If planned or future activities would impact the areas of NM 1:15:3:21 (LA 53673) and NM 1:15:3:22 (LA 53674), then both sites should be protected in a similar fashion.

The four prehistoric sites are characteristic of early Pueblo IV, Anasazi pithouse villages, dating around A.D. 1300. Each appears to meet the requirements of eligibility for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic, late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, dry laid masonry corral (NM 1:15:3:23 CAS) is not considered significant. It should, nevertheless, be avoided and protected if possible.

Cite this Record

The Kirtland Air Force Base Coyote Test Field Archaeological Survey, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Earl S. Mead. 1985 ( tDAR id: 469181) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469181

Keywords

Culture
Anasazi • Ancestral Puebloan • Archaic • Historic • PaleoIndian • Pueblo IV

Material
Basalt • Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Lithic • Obsidian • Pottery Sherd • Santa Fe Black-on-white • Socorro Black-on-white • Wingate Black-on-Redware

Site Name
LA 38910 • LA 53671 • LA 53672 • LA 53673 • LA 53674 • LA 53675 • NM 1:15:3:20 • NM 1:15:3:21 • NM 1:15:3:22 • NM 1:15:3:23 • NM 1:15:3:6

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structures • Hamlet / Village • Historical corral • Isolated Artifact • Kiva / Great Kiva • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Settlements

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey

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

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric • Pueblo IV

Spatial Coverage

min long: -107.15; min lat: 34.211 ; max long: -105.26; max lat: 35.15 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Kirtland Air Force Base CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

OCA Project No.(s): 391-1

Document No.(s): 44-1498

Federal Antiquities Permit No.(s): 81-NM-215

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