Archaeological Survey of an Observatory Site, Associated Road and Distribution Line on Mount Washington in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Creators: name: Swift, Marilyn K.
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 1988
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: Mount Washington
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/19932/mount-washington
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: LA 69885
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129581/la-69885
subject: LA 87432
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126678/la-87432
subject: NM 0:3:1:11
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126677/nm-03111
subject: CCM 2
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/131880/ccm-2
subject: OCA 391-2
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/131883/oca-391-2
subject: CCM 1
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/131881/ccm-1
subject: LA 69884
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130043/la-69884
subject: OCA 391-1
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/131882/oca-391-1
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Cairn
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/341/cairn
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Observation Tower
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3049/observation-tower
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Chert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/213/chert
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Sandstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/216/sandstone
subject: Obsidian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/89/obsidian
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Petrified Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/218/petrified-wood
subject: Chalcedony
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/250/chalcedony
subject: Mineral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/12/mineral
subject: Avoidance Recommended
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/75437/avoidance-recommended
subject: National Register of Historic Places
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1572/national-register-of-historic-places
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey

description: The Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico, conducted an inventory for cultural resources for Rockwell International Corporation, Albuquerque. The survey was requested to inventory an approximate 20 acre parcel and an associated 5.8 mile corridor on withdrawal lands under the jurisdiction of the United State Forest Service and Kirtland Air Force Base. A total of 160.60 acres of land south of Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County was inventoried. Two archeological sites, two current cultural manifestations, and nine isolated artifacts were recorded. The sites (OCA 391-1 and OCA 391-2) consist of two lithic scatters which are considered potentially eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The current cultural manifestations consist of an observation tower (CCM 1) and 3 modern shelters (CCM 2) which have been constructed in the past 50 years and therefore do not qualify for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The documentation of the isolated artifacts in the field has realized their full research potential. Avoidance of the sites is the preferred alternative. If avoidance is not possible it is recommended that a treatment plan be developed for the resources in consultation with the land administering agency, Rockwell International Corporation, and Office of Contract Archaeology.