
The objective of this report was to conduct an assessment of the culturalresources located within the boundaries of the permanent and maximum floodpool of the reservoir.
New Mexico’s unique and irreplaceable archaeological heritage includes nearly 10 million artifacts from all time periods and cultures. The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA) is a central facility for archaeological research, curation, and education in the state of New Mexico. The Archaeological Research Collection (ARC) is actively used for research and education.
Ancestral Native American artifacts constitute the majority of the ARC collections, including sacred and ceremonial materials and human remains. In the past these materials have been stored under substandard conditions with inadequate consultation and visitation facilities. It is now possible to move spiritually significant archaeological materials from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture to CNMA, decreasing tribal concerns.
Here was the decaying ruin of an eighteenth-century church built over the foundation of the earlier seventeenth century Franciscan Misión de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciúncula Pecos. To the north of the church were the remains of a Read More …
Northeastern New Mexico is the scene of a rich, albeit poorly understood, cultural heritage beginning at least as long ago as 11,000 years. This portion of the High Plains lies between the physiographic sections of the Southern Rocky Mountains to Read More …
On a busy Santa Fe street, cars roll by day and night and many drivers never notice a small memorial to America’s oldest trail of westward expansion. The concrete stela, just 41 inches tall, rests a little over 1,000 yards Read More …
The 2011 and 2012 metal detecting investigations demonstrate the value of metal detecting as a complement to the earlier park-wide pedestrian survey by confirming certain site distribution patterns, identifying a wider variety of historic sites by the presence of datable Read More …
Located on the north bank of the San Juan River 72 km north of Chaco Canyon, Salmon Pueblo occupies a significant place in the Middle San Juan region within the greater context of Chacoan regional dynamics in the Late Pueblo Read More …
Culturally significant landscapes, which evoke and promote strong feelings of attachment among their constituencies and advocates, pose a management challenge for federal agencies. Current cultural resources laws and policies focus largely on the physical characteristics of individual sites and features. Read More …