N.M. Code R. § 4.10.17.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 4.10.17.11 - MONITORING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND AREAS OF HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

A. Purpose. When the purpose of the monitoring is to observe ground-disturbing activities through an archaeological site, cultural property or in an area of historic and scientific interest, the permittee shall develop a monitoring plan to guide the steps to be taken in the event features and cultural deposits are exposed by the construction activities. The plan shall detail the proposed field studies to document the discovery and assess its integrity and information potential. The plan shall also discuss proposed data recovery measures, including but not limited to, excavation of exposed features and associated deposits, collection of material remains, field and laboratory analyses, and preparation of a report on the findings.

B. Monitoring plan. The level of detail shall be proportionate to the scale of the project and shall be executed in conformance with the excavation standards in 4.10.16 NMAC. At a minimum, the monitoring plan shall include the following components listed below.

(1) Include a statement of the purpose for the monitoring project.

(2) Discuss the general project location, project sponsor or client and land owners.

(3) Prepare a project map with the location of all archaeological sites, other cultural properties or limits of areas of historic and scientific interest; include land ownership boundaries if more than one owner, north arrow (true or magnetic north), name of USGS 7.5-minute (1:24,000) quadrangle and key to map symbols; identify archaeological sites by LA site number.

(4) Provide a succinct discussion of each site or area to be monitored, noting the types of features, distribution of material remains, and the site's immediate environmental setting as it informs on the proposed monitoring activity.

(5) Explain the overall strategy to document discoveries and recover information. Discuss procedures to:

(a) identify and record features and cultural deposits;

(b) excavate features and associated deposits, including the size of excavations units, screen size and use of arbitrary or natural levels;

(c) collect artifacts and samples for laboratory analysis;

(d) recording system, including examples of forms if not on file with HPD;

(e) provisions to be followed if human burials are exposed pursuant to 4.10.11 NMAC;

(f) backfill and stabilize the site; and

(g) process and analyze artifacts and specimens.

(6) Schedule. Explain the expected time frame to implement the field, analysis and reporting phases of the project.

(7) Personnel. Identify all supervisory personnel and analysts who will perform the fieldwork, laboratory analyses and prepare the report. Include subcontractors if any and off-site laboratories for specialized analyses. If specific personnel or subcontractors have not been identified for all activities, provide a list of personnel or subcontractors who may be retained, or list the minimum qualifications of the personnel that will be retained.

(8) Curation. Identify the proposed repository; if the repository will not be the MIAC, provide justification pursuant to 4.10.8 NMAC.

(9) References cited.

(10) Appendices as needed.

N.M. Code R. § 4.10.17.11

4.10.17.11 NMAC - N, 1/01/06