Evaluation and Limited Data Recovery of LA 155815 and LA 156001, Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Creators: name: Church, Michael K.
name: Gallison, James D.
name: Jennings, Michael H.
name: Hajek, Christine
Publisher: name: HDR EOC
Year: 2012
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: Tijeras Arroyo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82692/tijeras-arroyo
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: TEWA
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/6848/tewa
subject: Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/184/pueblo
subject: RIO GRANDE
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/6680/rio-grande
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: LA 155815
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/24061/la-155815
subject: LA 156001
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/24062/la-156001
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/359/post-hole-post-mold
subject: Plant Processing Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1275/plant-processing-site
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Orthoquartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3061/orthoquartzite
subject: Basalt
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/214/basalt
subject: Obsidian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/89/obsidian
subject: Chalcedony
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/250/chalcedony
subject: Gray Madera
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3578/gray-madera
subject: Utilityware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3583/utilityware
subject: Polychrome
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2752/polychrome
subject: Glazeware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3584/glazeware
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Rio Abajo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3585/rio-abajo
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Kapo Black
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3586/kapo-black
subject: Socorro
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3587/socorro
subject: Limestone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/324/limestone
subject: Manzan Burnished
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3588/manzan-burnished
subject: Jemez Black/White
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3589/jemez-blackwhite
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Granite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/200/granite
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing
subject: Site Stabilization
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/11/site-stabilization

description: This report presents the findings of the investigation and evaluation of two early historic-period archaeological sites at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB). The two sites, LA 155815 and LA 156001, are eroding from the edge of an alluvial floodplain at the lower edges Tijeras Arroyo, leaving them exposed to impacts from Air Force security patrol vehicles. The presence of subsurface features led to a recommendation that the sites be considered eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Over a three-week period in June and July 2012, HDR archaeologists excavated about 20 m2 of LA 155815 and 25 m2 of LA 156001. Cultural deposits at the two sites were confined to the upper 15 cm of the sediments at the sites. We excavated a total of approximately 7 m3 of sediment, recovering 439 artifacts from LA 155815 and 137 artifacts from LA 156001. We also identified and excavated several small features. At LA 155815 we uncovered a hearth and oven (Feature 1) within a circular alignment of wood post remains (Feature 2) and an associated plant processing area (Feature 3). At LA 156001 we exposed additional plant processing tools in association with four small, shallow hearth features. The information collected was analyzed to determine the activities at the sites through studies of the features and the materials they contained and the lithic and ceramic artifact assemblages. The data collection was framed within research questions to address the significance of the sites as they relate to the early historic period in the middle Rio Grande.