New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part 11 - ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO EXCAVATE UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Section 4.10.11.10 - GUIDELINES FOR EXCAVATION OF HUMAN BURIALS
Universal Citation: 4 NM Admin Code 4.10.11.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Methodology:
(1) Excavation of human burials will be
consistent with current professional archaeological standards.
(2) Specific excavation methods may be
stipulated by the permitting authority.
B. Records: The following documents will be prepared whenever a burial is excavated.
(1)
archaeological records management system (ARMS) forms for each burial ground,
if not previously recorded;
(2)
plan maps of each burial and associated funerary objects, material objects or
artifacts;
(3) photographs of each
burial in situ with associated funerary objects, material objects or
artifacts;
(4) description of field
methodology, including observations about soils and the context of each burial
within the burial ground.
C. Analysis of human remains will include but is not limited to:
(1) sex, age, basic
measurements;
(2)
pathologies;
(3)
photodocumentation.
D. Analysis of associated funerary objects, material objects, or artifacts will include, but is not limited to:
(1) a written
inventory list of all items associated with the burial and removed from the
burial ground, to be submitted to the SHPO before final disposition of the
remains. The list must be specific in terms of material, typology, quantity and
condition of the items recovered (e.g., 2 sherds of a Rio Grande Glaze A bowl,
4 complete projectile points and 1 bone awl).
(2) scaled photographs of all recovered
items, to be submitted with written inventory. The photographs should be
labeled with the name of the permittee, provenience of the burial (e.g., burial
number, site number, county), date of excavation and disposition of items
(e.g., reburied on site, curatorial repository).
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