Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
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.
