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.
An Assessment Of Cultural Resources In Cochiti Reservoir
New Mexico
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.
Trail Turtles Seek, Find, Map Southern Trail Routes
The Trail Turtles mapping group was out on the trail in October, again working to identify trail segments. Sixteen mappers turned out for part or all of this October 2012 trip.
Southwestern Vignettes: Pushing On To Pecos
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 …
Survey Of Northeastern New Mexico Rock Art
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 …
Trail Marker Flies Under Our Radar
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 …
City Halts Fence Construction on Site Along Historic Trail
In 2011, the city’s Historic Districts Review Committee ordered Diltz and Williams to cover up a half-dozen murals on their art gallery, adjoining Cliff’s Liquors, because they did not comply with architectural rules in the historic zone.
The Pecos Trade Fair Area: Archeological Investigations of Apache, Comanche, and Spanish Related Sites at Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
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 …
Personal Adornment And The Materiality of Social Memory: An Examination of the Shell Ornaments From Salmon Pueblo, New Mexico
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 …
More Than Meets the Eye: Integrating the Management of Landscape Character and Archaeological Resources for Culturally Significant Landscapes
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 …
The Old Spanish Trail, New Mexico
A summary of the Old Spanish Trail NM PIT project in New Mexico.