Kirtland Air Force Base: Geophysical Studies
Creators: name: Abbott, James T.
name: R. Blake Roxlau
name: Butler, William B.
name: Higgins, Howard C.
name: Deignan, Timothy M.
Publisher: name: TRC Mariah Associates Inc.
Year: 1997
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: Late Developmental period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/186/late-developmental-period
subject: Coalition period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/188/coalition-period
subject: Ancestral Puebloan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/19/ancestral-puebloan
subject: Cloudblower
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9523/cloudblower
subject: Anasazi
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/84/anasazi
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Cloud Blower
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9609/cloud-blower
subject: Middle Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/10/middle-archaic
subject: LA 107488
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129970/la-107488
subject: LA 84429
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129969/la-84429
subject: LA 108027
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129971/la-108027
subject: LA 89364
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126748/la-89364
subject: LA 53672
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126764/la-53672
subject: Mine
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/290/mine
subject: Mine Tunnels
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/291/mine-tunnels
subject: Mine-Related Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/292/mine-related-structures
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Adobe Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1525/adobe-pueblo
subject: Cobble Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/4661/cobble-pueblo
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/264/room-block-compound-pueblo
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
subject: Black Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3597/black-quartzite
subject: Socorro Black-on-white
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3408/socorro-black-on-white
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: White Mountain Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/577/white-mountain-redware
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Whiteware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/467/whiteware
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Mudstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/325/mudstone
subject: Tijeras utilityware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3594/tijeras-utilityware
subject: Pedemal chert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3595/pedemal-chert
subject: Tijeras Black-on-gray
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3596/tijeras-black-on-gray
subject: Gradiometer
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/10852/gradiometer
subject: Magnetic Susceptibility
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/127715/magnetic-susceptibility
subject: Ground Penetrating Radar
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/134199/ground-penetrating-radar
subject: Resistivity
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/34056/resistivity
subject: Ground Truthing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/135244/ground-truthing
subject: Magnetometer
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1484/magnetometer
subject: Geophysical Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/23/geophysical-survey

description: This report evaluates the applicability of several near-surface geophysical methods to intrasite archaeological prospection in New Mexico. The Investigations explored the effectiveness of resistivity, gradiometer, magnetometer, ground penetrating radar, and magnetic susceptibility techniques for verifying the presence and nature of architectural and other cultural features at Kirtland Air Force Base. The research involved the application of these techniques to five sites (LA 107488, LA 53672, LA 84429, LA 89364, and LA 108027). The results of the investigation were mixed with no one technique having a clear edge over the others. Excavations targeting specific anomalies yielded a 82% success rate. Based on the results, the study examined the cost effectiveness and the strengths and weaknesses of each technique by assessing its usefulness for detecting different types of sites and features. Includes "Ground Penetrating Radar for Archaeology: Investigation at Kirtland Air Force Base - Draft Report" by Timothy M. Deignan (1995).