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Archaeology Notes 441

Archaeological Data Recovery Plan for the Executive Office Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J.
  • Title: Archaeological Data Recovery Plan for the Executive Office Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2007
  • Date of report: 2011
  • Type of project: Data recovery plan
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): 158037
  • Project number: 41.930
  • Project name: Executive Office Building Data recovery plan
  • No. of pages: 117
  • Subject: Deposits associated with a late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century residential neighborhood.

Archaeology Notes 442

Archaeological and Historical Study of the School for Advanced Research Campus at 660, 666, and 679 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Post, Stephen S.
  • Title: Archaeological and Historical Study of the School for Advanced Research Campus at 660, 666, and 679 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2011
  • Type of project: Inventory
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): 171238, 171239, 171240, 171241, 171242, 171243, 171244, 171245
  • Project number: 41.935
  • Project name: SAR Study
  • No. of pages: 169
  • Subject: Eight sites consisting of refuse concentrations, water-retention dams, the Lambert corral and pens, and swales or ruts. Eleven buildings were also examined to outline their origins and subsequent changes between 1923 and 2011.

Archaeology Notes 443

Archaeological Survey of the Southern Road at Spaceport America, Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Oakes, Yvonne R., and Dorothy A. Zamora
  • Title: Archaeological Survey of the Southern Road at Spaceport America, Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2013
  • Type of project: Survey
  • County: Doña Ana, Sierra
  • LA number(s): 51205, 80078, 110391, 110392, 110393, 110394, 110395, 110396, 110397, 110398, 110399, 110904, 111000, 138373, 156860, 156865, 156867, 156868, 161043, 171583, 171584, 171585, 171586, 171590, 171591, 171592, 171595, 171596, 171597, 171598, 171599, 172102, 172103, 173392
  • Project number: 41.936
  • Project name: Southern Road
  • No. of pages: 368
  • Subject: Thirty-two sites, including chipped stone artifact scatters, fire-cracked rock concentrations, historical remains of railroad sidings, and remnants of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 444

Executive Office Building: Further Explorations in the Capitol Complex Historic Neighborhood, Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Matthew J. Barbour, Susan M. Moga, Donald E. Tatum, and Karen Wening
  • Title: Executive Office Building: Further Explorations in the Capitol Complex Historic Neighborhood, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2014
  • Type of project: Excavation
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): 158037
  • Project number: 41.930
  • Project name: Executive Office Building Excavation
  • No. of pages: 462
  • Subject: Data recovery for the Executive Office Building project. These investigations resulted in the documentation of three structures, 157 features, and 1,568 artifacts and samples.

Archaeology Notes 445

In the Shadow of Standing Mountain: An Archaeological Survey of the Northern Portion of Cookes Range, Luna County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J., Susan M. Moga, and Donald E. Tatum
  • Title: In the Shadow of Standing Mountain: An Archaeological Survey of the Northern Portion of Cookes Range, Luna County, New Mexico
    • v. I: Survey & Site Reports; Interpretations, Conclusions, and Recommendations
    • v. II: Appendixes Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2014
  • Type of project: Survey
  • County: Luna
  • LA number(s): 50090, 50096, 51763, 172069, 172070, 172071, 172072, 172073, 172074, 172075, 172076, 172077,172078, 172079, 172080, 172081, 172083, 172084, 172085, 172086, 172087, 172088, 172089, 172090, 172091, 172092, 172093, 172094, 172095
  • Project number: 41.929
  • Project name: Cookes Peak
  • No. of pages: 2 volumes (794 pp total)
  • Subject: Twenty-nine sites—from small prehistoric and protohistoric Native American flaked stone scatters to large-scale hard-rock mining communities dating to the 19th and 20th centuries—were documented.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 446

Results of a Monitoring Program for CenturyLink, Inc., along East Palace Avenue and Marian Hall, City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Lentz, Stephen C.
  • Title: Results of a Monitoring Program for CenturyLink, Inc., along East Palace Avenue and Marian Hall, City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2012
  • Type of project: Monitoring, Excavation
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): none
  • Project number: 41.940
  • Project name: CenturyLink Monitoring
  • No. of pages: 58
  • Subject: Apart from scattered turn-of-the century Euroamerican and native artifacts lacking contextual integrity, no intact cultural resources were encountered.

Archaeology Notes 447

An Archaeological Assessment and Monitoring Plan for the PERA Building Parking Lot Park & Ride Shelter and Curb Modification Project, Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J., Richard H. Montoya, and Mary Y. Weahkee
  • Title: An Archaeological Assessment and Monitoring Plan for the PERA Building Parking Lot Park & Ride Shelter and Curb Modification Project, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2012
  • Type of project: Literature review/monitoring plan
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): 4450
  • Project number: 41.947
  • Project name: PERA Monitoring
  • No. of pages: 99
  • Subject: Assessment in advance of construction of a pedestrian shelter and ramps, curbs, and gutters.

Archaeology Notes 448

Cultural Resource Survey for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 3457 across the Cimarron River, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Zamora, Dorothy A., and Gerry Raymond
  • Title: Cultural Resource Survey for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 3457 across the Cimarron River, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2012
  • Type of project: Survey
  • County: Colfax
  • LA number(s): 172617
  • Project number: 41.946
  • Project name: South Springer Bridge
  • No. of pages: 27
  • Subject: A portion of an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad bed and railroad bridge.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 449

Addendum to Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Southern Road, Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Zamora, Dorothy A., and Karen Wening
  • Title: Addendum to Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Southern Road, Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2013
  • Type of project: Survey
  • County: Doña Ana
  • LA number(s): 110393, 172905
  • Project number: 41.954
  • Project name: Southern Road Addendum
  • No. of pages: 30
  • Subject: Addendum to AN 443 (Oakes and Zamora 2013). This report concerns a proposed alternate route for one segment of the Southern Road. One new archaeological site and 15 isolated manifestations were encountered.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 450

“PNM/Mejia Rd.”

  • Author(s): Montoya, Richard H.
  • Title: “PNM/Mejia Rd.”
  • Date of project:
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  • Type of project: Monitoring
  • County:
  • LA number(s):
  • Project number: 41.957
  • Project name: PNM/Mejia Rd.
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Archaeology Notes 451

Archaeological Salvage Excavations along Interstate 40 near McCartys, Cibola County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Wening, Karen, James L. Moore, and Stewart Peckham
  • Title: Archaeological Salvage Excavations along Interstate 40 near McCartys, Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 1961, 2009
  • Date of report: 2022
  • Type of project: Excavation
  • County: Cibola
  • LA number(s): 6167, 6168, 6401, 6402
  • Project number: 41.892
  • Project name: NMDOT McCartys
  • No. of pages: 567
  • Subject: Analysis and comparisons with patterns seen in the southern San Juan region and in the Acoma District determined that the sites were part of a larger community, similar to others spread across the San Juan Basin and the Red Mesa and San Mateo valleys.

Archaeology Notes 452

Horseshoes and Potsherds: The 2012 Archaeological Investigation at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo State Monument, De Baca County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J., and Tatum, Donald E.
  • Title: Horseshoes and Potsherds: The 2012 Archaeological Investigation at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo State Monument, De Baca County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2015
  • Type of project: Survey, testing
  • County: De Baca
  • LA number(s): 8777
  • Project number: 41.945
  • Project name: Bosque Redondo
  • No. of pages: 80
  • Subject: Survey and testing in preparation for a ground disturbance project at Fort Sumner/Bosque Redondo State Monument.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 453

10,000 Years of Transient Occupation in the Jornada Del Muerto: Excavations at Eight Sites at the Spaceport America Facility, Sierra County, New Mexico

Volume 1: Background, Site Descriptions, Laboratory Analysis (part 1: Chipped Stone; Ground Stone & Ornaments)

Volume 2: Laboratory Analysis (part 2: Faunal; Ethnobotanical; Ceramic; Radiocarbon), Syntheses and Supporting Studies, Refs, Appendixes

  • Author(s): Moore, James L., and Nancy J. Akins
  • Title: 10,000 Years of Transient Occupation in the Jornada Del Muerto: Excavations at Eight Sites at the Spaceport America Facility, Sierra County, New Mexico
    • v. 1 (ch. 1–15): Background, Site Descriptions, Laboratory Analysis [part 1: Chipped Stone; Ground Stone & Ornaments]; 456 pp
    • v. 2 (ch. 16–26; Refs & App’s): Laboratory Analysis [part 2: Faunal; Ethnobotanical; Ceramic; Radiocarbon], Syntheses and Supporting Studies, Refs, Appendixes; 470 pp
  • Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2014
  • Type of project: Excavation
  • County: Sierra
  • LA number(s): 111422, 111429, 111435, 155963, 155964, 155968, 155969, 156877
  • Project number: 41.917
  • Project name: Spaceport
  • No. of pages: 2 volumes (926 pp total)
  • Subject: A long series of Prehistoric- through Historic-period occupations beginning as early as the Folsom period and including the Archaic period, the Late Archaic/Mesilla-phase transition, the Mesilla phase, the Doña Ana/El Paso phase transition, and the Protohistoric to early Historic periods.

Archaeology Notes 454

A Survey of Seeley Canyon: An Addendum Report on the Coal Camps of Vermejo Park Ranch, Colfax County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J.
  • Title: A Survey of Seeley Canyon: An Addendum Report on the Coal Camps of Vermejo Park Ranch, Colfax County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2013
  • Type of project: Survey
  • County: Colfax
  • LA number(s): 57193, 158078
  • Project number: 41.965
  • Project name: Seeley
  • No. of pages: 182
  • Subject: In the course of construction activities at Vermejo Park Ranch—previously surveyed by OAS for the Abandoned Mines Land Program—it became apparent that the original surface inventory overlooked some features. Resurvey activity encompassed portions of the Blossburg and Gardiner town sites and resulted in the documentation of 300.
  • Additional: For more information on this report, please contact the NM Office of Archaeological Studies.

Archaeology Notes 455

The Results of Archaeological Test Excavations on 1.6 Acres of Land within LA 144329 in the Griffin/Grant Triangle Historic Neighborhood, Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Barbour, Matthew J., and Karen Wening
  • Title: The Results of Archaeological Test Excavations on 1.6 Acres of Land within LA 144329 in the Griffin/Grant Triangle Historic Neighborhood, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2012
  • Date of report: 2014
  • Type of project: Testing
  • County: Santa Fe
  • LA number(s): 144329
  • Project number: 41.1040
  • Project name: Santa Fe County Administrative Campus
  • No. of pages: 140
  • Subject: Test excavation units revealed a midden or field deposit associated with the 18th century (Spanish Colonial period) occupation of the area by the Esquivel family and late 19th century (American Territorial period) structural remnants linked to the Presbyterian Mission School. No prehistoric cultural deposits or human remains were encountered.

Archaeology Notes 456

LA 159879: A Late Archaic/Early Agricultural Period Site in the Mimbres Bolson, Near Deming, Luna County, New Mexico

  • Author(s): Akins, Nancy J., Matthew J. Barbour, Robert Dello- Russo, and Stephen C. Lentz
  • Title: LA 159879: A Late Archaic/Early Agricultural Period Site in the Mimbres Bolson, Near Deming, Luna County, New Mexico
  • Date of project: 2011
  • Date of report: 2015
  • Type of project: Excavation
  • County: Luna
  • LA number(s): 159879
  • Project number: 41.928
  • Project name: Deming
  • No. of pages: 328 pp total
  • Subject: Late Archaic/Early Agricultural–period base camp, where occupants exploited wild and domestic plant species along the floodplain of the Mimbres River.

Archaeology Notes 457

“CNMA”

  • Author(s): Badner, Jessica
  • Title: “CNMA”
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  • Type of project: Excavation
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  • LA number(s):
  • Project number: 41.880
  • Project name: CNMA/BLM-OAS
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Archaeology Notes 458

“Sculpture garden”

  • Author(s): Tatum, Donald E.
  • Title:  “Sculpture garden”
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  • LA number(s):
  • Project number: 41.963
  • Project name: Sculpture garden/ Surroundings-Landscape Architecture
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Archaeology Notes 459

“San Augustin Pass”

  • Author(s): Wening, Karen, and Susan M. Moga
  • Title: “San Augustin Pass”
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  • LA number(s):
  • Project number: 41.978
  • Project name: San Augustin Pass/NMDOT
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Archaeology Notes 460

“Galisteo Spring”

  • Author(s): Toll, H. Wolcott
  • Title: “Galisteo Spring”
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  • LA number(s):
  • Project number: 41.921
  • Project name: Galisteo Spring/BLM
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