Archaeology of the Western Manzanita Mountains: Cultural Resource Survey of the West-Central Portion of Kirtland Air Force Base and Department of Energy Lands Withdrawn from the US Forest Service Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Summary

Beginning in January 2003, engineering-environment Management, Inc., (e2M), under contract with Kirtland Air Force Base, conducted a Section 110 cultural resources investigation of 6,654 acres of United States Forest Service (USFS) lands withdrawn to Kirtland Air Force Base (4,824 acres) and the Department of Energy (1,830 acres) located in the Manzanita Mountains of New Mexico (DACA45-03-D-0005). The primary objectives of the survey were to revisit and update previously recorded archaeological sites that were determined to be eligible or which have not received an eligibility determination, locate any undocumented sites that may be present, and provide recommendations of eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). There are 54 previously recorded sites in the project area. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) determined that four of these sites are eligible to the NRHP, seven are not eligible, and 16 require subsurface testing or additional research to determine eligibility. We argue that the non eligibility status of AR 292 is incorrect and should be considered undetermined pending further subsurface investigation. The remaining 28 sites have not been evaluated by the SHPO. Eighty-eight new sites were located in the field and evaluated for eligibility to the National Register. Seventeen of the 88 newly located sites are single-component resources, 11 of which contain important prehistoric and historic information and thus appear to be eligible for National Register listing. An additional 48 of the new sites require subsurface testing or further archival research before determining NRHP eligibility, and 26 new sites lack sufficient integrity to be considered eligible. The survey also found five newly recorded multicomponent sites. The eligibility of these multicomponent sites is in question; additional archival research is recommended for the historic mineshaft at AR-03-03-05-673/LA 142165, and subsurface testing is required for the prehistoric components at four of the multicomponent sites.

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Archaeology of the Western Manzanita Mountains: Cultural Resource Survey of the West-Central Portion of Kirtland Air Force Base and Department of Energy Lands Withdrawn from the US Forest Service Bernalillo County, New Mexico. James D. Gallison, David Kilby, David Wilcox, Roberto Herrera. 2005 ( tDAR id: 469249) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469249

Keywords

Culture
Anasazi Archaic Historic PaleoIndian

Material
Ceramic Chipped Stone

Site Name
Eighty-Five Mine KE-100 KE-101 KE-102 KE-103 KE-105 KE-106 KE-107 KE-108 KE-109 KE-110 KE-111 KE-112 KE-113 KE-114 KE-116 KE-117 KE-118 KE-119 KE-120 KE-121 KE-122 KE-123 KE-125 KE-127 KE-128 KE-130 KE-131 KE-132 KE-133 KE-134 KE-135 KE-136 KE-138 KE-139 KE-171 KE-172 KE-173 KE-174 KE-175 KE-176 KE-177 KE-178 KE-179 KE-180 KE-181 KE-182 KE-183 KE-92 KE-94 KE-96 KE-97 KE-98 KE-99 KS-141 KS-142 KS-145 KS-87 KS-88 KW-143 KW-144 KW-146 KW-210 LA 101247 LA 101249 LA 103153 LA 103154 LA 103162 LA 103164 LA 103165 LA 103166 LA 103167 LA 105324 LA 107471 LA 107476 LA 107478 LA 107497 LA 108009 LA 108014 LA 108015 LA 108016 LA 108022 LA 108023 LA 108029 LA 108031 LA 108032 LA 108383 LA 109318 LA 12569 LA 131702 LA 131703 LA 131704 LA 131705 LA 131706 LA 131707 LA 131708 LA 131709 LA 131710 LA 131711 LA 131712 LA 131713 LA 131714 LA 131715 LA 131716 LA 131717 LA 131718 LA 131719 LA 131720 LA 131721 LA 131722 LA 131723 LA 131724 LA 131725 LA 131726 LA 131727 LA 131728 LA 131729 LA 131730 LA 131731 LA 131732 LA 131733 LA 131734 LA 131735 LA 131736 LA 131738 LA 131739 LA 131740 LA 131741 LA 131742 LA 131744 LA 131745 LA 131746 LA 131747 LA 131748 LA 131749 LA 131750 LA 131751 LA 131752 LA 131753 LA 134217 LA 134218 LA 134219 LA 134220 LA 134221 LA 134222 LA 1342226 LA 134223 LA 134224 LA 134225 LA 134227 LA 134228 LA 134229 LA 134230 LA 134232 LA 134233 LA 134234 LA 134235 LA 134236 LA 134237 LA 134238 LA 134239 LA 134240 LA 134241 LA 134242 LA 134243 LA 134244 LA 134246 LA 134247 LA 134248 LA 134249 LA 134250 LA 134251 LA 134252 LA 134253 LA 134254 LA 134255 LA 134256 LA 134257 LA 134258 LA 134259 LA 134260 LA 134261 LA 134262 LA 134263 LA 134264 LA 134265 LA 134266 LA 134267 LA 134268 LA 134269 LA 134270 LA 134271 LA 134584 LA 134585 LA 134586 LA 134587 LA 134588 LA 134589 LA 134590 LA 134591 LA 134592 LA 134593 LA 134594 LA 134595 LA 134596 LA 134597 LA 134598 LA 134599 LA 134600 LA 134601 LA 134602 LA 134603 LA 134604 LA 134605 LA 134606 LA 134607 LA 134608 LA 134609 LA 134610 LA 134611 LA 134612 LA 134613 LA 134614 LA 134615 LA 2014 LA 2333 LA 2334 LA 38134 LA 38135 LA 38136 LA 38137 LA 38138 LA 38139 LA 38140 LA 38141 LA 38142 LA 38144 LA 47887 LA 47888 LA 47897 LA 47899 LA 47900 LA 47901 LA 47904 LA 47905 LA 48094 LA 48096 LA 48097 LA 48099 LA 48100 LA 48101 LA 48104 LA 69738 LA 69739 LA 86101 LA 88082 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter Corral Hearth Isolated Artifact Isolated Feature Kiln Military Structure Mine Mine-Related Structures Mine Tunnels Pictograph Post Hole / Post Mold Rock Alignment Rock Art Rock Shelter Trail Trash Midden

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

Contact No.(s): DACA45-03-D-0005, DO2; DACA45-03-D-0005

New Mexico Cultural Resources Information System No.(s): 86172

e2M Cultural Resource Report No .(s): 2003-03

Heritage Resource Report No.(s): 2002-03-062B

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