New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part 16 - STANDARDS FOR EXCAVATION AND TEST EXCAVATION
Section 4.10.16.14 - PRELIMINARY REPORTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A preliminary report may be prepared for excavation and test excavation projects when requested by the state agency or included in the test excavation plan or research design. Letter reports are prohibited. At a minimum, a preliminary report shall include the following information.
A. Brief description of the project. Identify project location, the NMCRIS number, LA site numbers for tested or excavated sites, state agency and project sponsor, list of project personnel, dates of fieldwork and the state permit number.
B. Project map. Show land ownership boundaries, project area boundaries, boundaries of all tested or excavated sites, north arrow, name of USGS 7.5 minute (1:24,000) quadrangle map and key to map symbols.
C. Field studies. Discuss field activities performed at each site and condition of site at conclusion of tests or excavations. Information may be summarized in a table. Include the type of excavation units, the number of units excavated, excavation depth, and the types and quantity of artifacts recovered.
D. Site map. Include a scaled site map with site boundaries, property ownership boundaries, site datum, location of all collection units, point-provenienced artifacts, hand excavation units, auger holes, shovel tests and mechanical excavation units.
E. Changes in the plan. Identify departures from the approved test excavation plan or research design. Identify and explain substantial differences between the work proposed and the work that was performed in the field. Identify and explain any proposed changes in analysis strategy.
F. Final report schedule. Indicate the proposed date when the final report will be submitted to the state agency if it differs from the schedule approved in the research design or test excavation plan.
G. Report review. The report shall be reviewed in conformance with 4.10.8.18 NMAC.
