Captain Tom Dam Data Recovery, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico

Summary

At the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office (Reclamation) designed and constructed a new dam downstream of the existing Captain Tom Dam located near Newcomb, on the Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico. Data recovery was conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd., at three sites to mitigate the impacts of this undertaking, and to recover and protect a Navajo burial.

Cite this Record

Captain Tom Dam Data Recovery, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico. ( tDAR id: 393870) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QR4ZK1

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Keywords

Culture
Anasazi • Historic • Navajo

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
CTD#1 • NM-H-46-66

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Petroglyph • Post Hole / Post Mold • Rock Alignment

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Stabilization

Geographic Keywords
Navajo Reservation • Newcomb • New Mexico • Tom Dam

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1670 to 1960

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.764; min lat: 36.267 ; max long: -108.732; max lat: 36.308 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.

Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Record Identifiers

Bureau of Reclamation BPA No.(s): 07A4132-4001

ACS Project No.(s): 07-304-06

General Services Administration Contract No.(s): GS10F0224P

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-4 of 4)

Documents

  1. Captain Tom Dam Data Recovery, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Photo Log (2008)
  2. Data Recovery at CTD#1 and NM-H-46-66 Adjacent to Captain Tom Dam, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Report (2008)
  3. Relocation of an Historic Navajo Grave at Captain Tom Dam, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Letter Report (2007)

Images

  1. Captain Tom Dam Data Recovery, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico: Photos (2007)