Assessment of Damages to Archaeological Site LA 53672 on Cibola National Forest Withdrawn Lands, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Creators: name: Dello-Russo, Robert
name: Dils, Clifford J.
name: Cartledge, Tom
name: Durand, Nick
Publisher: name: Escondida Research Group
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Bernalillo (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3646/bernalillo-county
subject: Albuquerque, New Mexico
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84765/albuquerque-new-mexico
subject: Kirtland Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/17943/kirtland-air-force-base
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Basketmaker III
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/190/basketmaker-iii
subject: Pueblo II
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/225/pueblo-ii
subject: Anasazi
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/84/anasazi
subject: Pueblo III
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/246/pueblo-iii
subject: NMI:15:3:20
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130126/nmi15320
subject: MAI 784-19
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130125/mai-784-19
subject: AR-03-03-05-358
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130127/ar-03-03-05-358
subject: LA 53672
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126764/la-53672
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Wiyo Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3503/wiyo-black-on-white
subject: Socorro Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3408/socorro-black-on-white
subject: Kan'a Neckbanded jar
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3504/kana-neckbanded-jar
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: St. Johns Polychrome
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3505/st-johns-polychrome
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Santa Fe Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3410/santa-fe-black-on-white
subject: Chupadero Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3506/chupadero-black-on-white
subject: Mano
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/131/mano
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Galisteo Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3418/galisteo-black-on-white
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Erosion
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1533/erosion
subject: Sandia National Laboratories
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168061/sandia-national-laboratories
subject: Damage Assessment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/67508/damage-assessment
subject: Mechanical Damage
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168065/mechanical-damage
subject: Restoration
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/2394/restoration
subject: Mitigation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1291/mitigation
subject: Consultation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/4/consultation
subject: Site Stabilization
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/11/site-stabilization

description: This report documents joint efforts undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Escondida Research Group (ERG) to evaluate the extent of mechanical damages to archaeological site LA 53672 (USFS No. AR-03-03-05-358) and to provide suggestions for stabilization of the damaged portions of the site. During the summer of 1999, while preparing to replace some powerline poles in Arroyo del Coyote, a heavy equipment operator inadvertently penetrated and disturbed portions of the surface and edge of the terrace on which site LA 53672 is located. The mechanical disturbance uncovered numerous cultural artifacts which Escondida Research Group (ERG) subsequently determined to be part of an eastern and previously undocumented portion of the site. After the mechanical damage, the site was left vulnerable to loss of scientific data from erosion. Accordingly, the work documented in this report represents the first steps toward stabilization to ensure that no additional erosion in that area can occur. The report includes the results of a new site inventory, an evaluation of the damages at the site, and some suggestions concerning methods of stabilization. Before any course of action is taken to stabilize the site, the methods of stabilization will be evaluated by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Department of Energy personnel in consultation with the Cibola National Forest and the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). Inventory Standards and Accounting Form included.