New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Part 8 - PERMITS TO CONDUCT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON STATE LAND › Section 4.10.8.13 - PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Investigations on state land shall be performed by historic
				  preservation professionals who have the academic background and professional
				  experience to apply the theories, methods and practices of the discipline to
				  enable independent, professional judgments to be made about the identification,
				  evaluation, documentation, registration and treatment of cultural properties in
				  New Mexico. Except as provided otherwise in this section, the CPRC adopts and
				  applies the SOI standards when determining whether an applicant is able to
				  perform competent, professional work in one or more of the historic
				  preservation disciplines in New Mexico. The SOI standards define the academic
				  degrees or comparable training, professional experience and the products and
				  activities that together demonstrate proficiency in the discipline. In
				  addition, the CPRC requires that the total professional experience include a
				  minimum of 12 months of professional experience with cultural resources in New
				  Mexico.
A.
Archaeology.
Archaeology is the study of past human lifeways through the systematic
				observation, analysis and protection of the material remains of human
				activities. The CPRC combines professional experience with archeological
				resources of the prehistoric and historic periods when determining whether an
				individual meets the minimum professional experience requirements for listing
				in the SHPO directory as principal investigator, project director or
				supervisory archaeologist.
(1)
Principal investigator and project director.
Archaeologists
				serving as principal investigators or project directors shall meet the SOI
				standards for academic degrees or comparable training, professional experience
				and the products and activities that together demonstrate proficiency in
				prehistoric archaeology. The total professional experience shall include at
				least 12 months experience with archaeological resources in New Mexico at the
				supervisory level. The 12 months of experience shall demonstrate a relatively
				equal combination of archaeological fieldwork, laboratory analysis, report
				writing, as well as administrative or management experience. The CPRC may
				consider other experience to satisfy, in part, the 12-month New Mexico
				experience requirement on a case-by-case basis when the individual demonstrates
				that the experience is directly relevant to understanding the archaeological
				resources of New Mexico.
(2)
Supervisory archaeologist.
Archaeologists serving as crew chiefs,
				field supervisors or field directors shall have a bachelor's degree in
				anthropology or archaeology or a degree in a closely related field as
				determined by the CPRC; at least one archaeological field school or 30 days of
				full-time excavation experience in lieu of the field school; and 12 months of
				professional experience with archaeological resources in New Mexico. The 12
				months of experience shall demonstrate relatively equal combination of
				archaeological fieldwork, laboratory analysis and report writing. The CPRC may
				consider other experience to satisfy, in part, the 12-month New Mexico
				experience requirement on a case-by-case basis when the individual demonstrates
				that the experience is directly relevant to understanding the archaeological
				resources of New Mexico.
(3)
Field crew.
Archaeologists serving as field crew including
				assistant archaeologists and archaeological technicians shall work at all times
				under the direct, physical supervision of a principal investigator, project
				director or supervisory archaeologist.
(4)
Historic archaeology.
Historic archaeology is a specialization in archaeology that requires
				expertise in historic period sites and techniques of archival research.Historic
				archaeologists shall meet the SOI standards for academic degrees or comparable
				training, professional experience and the products and activities that together
				demonstrate proficiency in historic archaeology. The total professional
				experience shall include at least 12 months working with historic period
				archaeological sites and related resources in New Mexico. The experience in New
				Mexico shall include field and archival research, analysis and report writing.
				The CPRC may consider other experience to satisfy, in part, the 12-month New
				Mexico experience requirement on a case-by-case basis when the individual
				demonstrates that the experience is directly relevant to understanding the
				historic period resources in New Mexico.
(5)
Biological archaeology.
Biological archaeology is a specialization in archaeology that requires
				expertise to record and interpret observations on human skeletal and dental
				remains to provide information on the biology and health of the people of New
				Mexico. Biological archaeologists shall meet the standards in 4.10.11 NMAC for
				academic degrees or comparable training and professional experience. Biological
				archaeologists shall have advanced training in human osteology or equivalent
				experience and a demonstrated ability to collect and record observations
				systematically on human skeletal and dental remains, including fragmentary
				remains, analyze the remains, and prepare reports.