North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

Database Report:

Site Name: Aztec Ruin National Monument; Site Number: LA1674; County:
State: New Mexico; Country: USA; Ownership: Federal- NPS; Landform: _____;Date of Site: late 11th-late 13th century AD; Period Type: Prehistoric; Culture: Pueblo II-III; Site Type: Pueblo Ruins; Site Size:

Survey Type: Magnetic Gradiometry;

Instrument: Geometrics G-858G; Sampling Interval: 10 readings/second x 0.5 m Prospecting Depth: 1-1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 10,400 sq m; Date of Survey: Dec. 14-21, 2002; Land Cover Type: Mowed field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

Magnetic image showing planned road and anomalies of unknown structures;

Survey Type: Electrical Resistivity/Resistance;

Instrument: Geoscan Research RM-15; Sampling Interval: 1 x 0.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 0.5 m; Area Surveyed: 6,000 sq m; Date of Survey: Dec. 14-21, 2002 ; Land Cover Type: Mowed field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

Resistance image indicating strong anomalies in area of planned road;

Project Name: Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM;

Reference: Johnson, W.J. (2003). Geophysical Survey of LA 1674, Aztec Ruins National Monument, D'Appolonia, Monroeville, PA. Submitted to Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Survey by: Don Johnson, 11235 Magnolia St. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448, 612-669-5317, don.w.johnson@attbi.com and Ron Schirmer, RCSchirmer@aol.com.
For D'Appolonia, 275 Center Road, Monroeville, PA 15146-1451, (412) 856-9440, wjjohnson@dappolonia.com
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Survey for: U.S. National Park Service;

Report Location: Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM and D'Appolonia, Monroeville, PA;

Report Type: CRM Report;

Abstract/Summary