National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of 77 Archaeological Sites on Melrose Air Force Range, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, Final Report
Creators: name: Kimbell, Jennifer
name: Graves, Timothy B.
name: DeBry, Robert
name: DeCunzo, Antonio
name: Kimbell, Bennett
name: Ponce, Lillian
Publisher: name: Versar, Inc.
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Roosevelt (County)
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subject: Melrose Air Force Range
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subject: New Mexico (State / Territory)
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subject: Historic
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subject: National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing
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subject: NRHP
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
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description: This report summarizes the NRHP eligibility assessment of 71 previously recorded archaeological sites on Melrose Air Force Range. The original contract included 91 sites; 12 of the 91 sites, however, fall within prohibited impact zones in the central portion of the MAFR. Versar evaluated the NRHP eligibility of the 77 sites on the basis of additional field documentation that included assemblage content, context, and integrity, and, in certain instances, limited subsurface testing. Each site was evaluated with reference to a series of research issues based on the current state of knowledge of the prehistory and history of the region. Where appropriate, the NRHP eligibility of historic sites was evaluated using the historic contexts outlined in Merlan (2010). Information was collected on site features and artifact assemblages to provide data on temporal assignment (if possible), site activity, and establishment of site boundaries. Subsurface investigations (i.e., trowel test, auger cores, shovel test pits, and/or excavation units) provided insight regarding a site’s integrity (i.e., geomorphic context) and its potential to contain buried cultural materials. Sites that had geomorphic integrity and demonstrated the potential to provide significant information regarding regional historic contexts were recommended eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Sites that did not demonstrably possess attributes meeting these data needs were recommended not eligible. Of the 77 sites investigated, 17 were assessed as being eligible for listing in the NRHP. These sites include nine prehistoric sites and components and eight historic sites and components.