New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part 16 - STANDARDS FOR EXCAVATION AND TEST EXCAVATION
Section 4.10.16.16 - POPULAR REPORTS
Write a short popular summary suitable for distribution in a newspaper, newsletter or magazine for each excavation project. A popular report is optional for test excavation projects, but is encouraged. The purpose of the report is to provide information to the interested general public about the state's heritage and contributions from on going research and studies on state land. The public disclosure of the location of archaeological sites on state and private lands is prohibited by Section 18-6-11.1 NMSA 1978. The public disclosure of the location of archaeological sites on federal lands is prohibited by 36 CFR 296.18. The report may be brief, approximately 250 to 500 words in length. Longer articles or other types of public education and outreach approached may be used if proposed in the excavation plan or research design. Include photographs or graphs as appropriate. The popular report shall be submitted with to the state agency with the final technical report.