| Report of Surface Collection and Testing at 18 Sites Near Abiquiu Reservoir, Northern New Mexico. (1998) | |||||||||
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| This report describes the results of laboratory and data analysis of approximately 27,000 artifacts collected during emergency field studies on 18 sites in the vicinity of Abiquiu Reservoir, New Mexico. The study's objectives are to mitigate adverse effects on cultural resources of an increase in floodpool levels and to provide the Albuquerque District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with information necessary to develop a cultural resources management plan for Abiquiu Reservoir in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. With the exception of LA 51699, all sites were found to possess inherent significance. Sites in the Abiquiu Reservoir area consist of extensive scatters of lithic artifacts with artifact concentrations and occasional structures. Subsurface deposition is minimal to absent. Nevertheless, virtually all of the sites retain significant research potential. Significance derives from the abundance of various Jemez obsidians in assemblages and the chronometric potential obsidian possess. Virtually all research problems addressed hinge upon chronometric obsidian hydration studies. Study of obsidian rich assemblages using chronometric technique has tremendous potential in unraveling major middle range theoretical issues confronting archaeology today. (jhd) | |||||||||
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