Class II Cultural Resources Inventory for a Proposed Facility Additions in the Vicinity of the Starfire Optical Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Author(s): Valerie Butler; Marsha Carra

Year: 2001

Summary

An archaeological inventory was completed on a 36-acre parcel of land located on United States Forest Service Cibola National Forest, lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. A proposal to construct a 54,000 SF structure (Telescope Atmospheric Compensation Laboratory, TAC Lab) on withdrawn lands has been presented to Kirtland AFB by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). One previously recorded site is located within the current project area. Site #AR 03-03-05-429/LA 113905 was recorded in 1996 as a mineshaft, mining camp, a cairn and a prospect pit. The location of the site was initially recorded incorrectly and a feature was missed during the initial survey. An updated site form has been completed. The information potential of AR 03-03-05-429/LA 113905 has been exhausted. Based on available information, there is no indication that the mine and related features are, "...associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history"; or that it is "...associated with the lives of persons significant in our past." The area did not produce enough ores to contribute greatly to the mining industry. The site is recommended ineligible to the National Register of Historic Places. Based on the record search and the archaeological inventory, it is recommended that no further archaeological studies be completed for this project.

Cite this Record

Class II Cultural Resources Inventory for a Proposed Facility Additions in the Vicinity of the Starfire Optical Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Valerie Butler, Marsha Carra. 2001 ( tDAR id: 469206) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469206

Keywords

Site Name
AR 03-03-05-429 • LA113905

Site Type
Mine • Mine Shaft

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

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

Temporal Keywords
Historic • World War II • WWII

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

Report No.(s): 2001-03-03-05-429

NMCRIS No.(s): 74214

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