Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) 1979 Archaeological Survey Project, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Creators: name: Rodgers, James B.
Publisher: name: Center for Anthropological Studies
Year: 1980
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: Oshara Tradition
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/354/oshara-tradition
subject: Anasazi
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/84/anasazi
subject: Rio Grande Anasazi
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9414/rio-grande-anasazi
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
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: Archaic Oshara
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9578/archaic-oshara
subject: LA 48099
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126622/la-48099
subject: LA 48098
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126621/la-48098
subject: LA 48101
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126624/la-48101
subject: LA 48100
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126623/la-48100
subject: LA 48103
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subject: LA 48102
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subject: LA 48104
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subject: LA 48105
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129959/la-48105
subject: LA 48095
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126618/la-48095
subject: LA 48094
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126617/la-48094
subject: LA 48097
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126620/la-48097
subject: LA 48096
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126619/la-48096
subject: Corral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/276/corral
subject: Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/264/room-block-compound-pueblo
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: National Register of Historic Places
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1572/national-register-of-historic-places
subject: Cultural Resources Clearance
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168090/cultural-resources-clearance
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey

description: The Center for Anthropological Studies just completed an intensive archaeological survey of a second portion of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The actual project area includes 3,955 acres in southcentral Bernalillo County. Fifty-nine isolated artifactual materials and 12 archaeological sites were recorded. Collectively, they represent a cultural history of about 10,700 years. The three major prehistoric sites primarily reflect hunting and stone tool manufacturing activities of the Archaic Oshara and the descendent Rio Grande Anasazi Indians. The remaining nine sites are relatively recent but yet they constitute an intriguing and important aspect of the unrecorded history of this region. Generally, they date between 1890 and 1920, and they include different sheepherding and domestic activities undertaken mainly along Arroyo del Coyote. Eleven of the project sites are deemed eligible for National Register inclusion; while an archaeological clearance is recommended for the future impacting of the remaining part of the defined project area.