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RUINS STABILIZATION
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Copies of any of the following reports are available for the price of
photocopying and postage. Please contact Alpine at info@AlpineArchaeology.com
for the prices of specific reports.
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Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
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Arizona
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Preservation Assessment of Brown Springs Ruin, Prescott
National Forest,
Verde Valley, Arizona
In the fall of 1993, Alpine performed a preservation assessment of the Brown
Springs Ruin (AR-03-09-05-201) in the Verde Ranger District of the Prescott
National Forest, Arizona. The preservation assessment compiles information on
the nature and extent of cultural remains at the site and the measures
required to preserve them. Priorities of preservation work, preservation
alternatives, logistical requirements, and specific preservation
recommendations were also compiled.
Firor, James, and Diane M. Perry
1994 Preservation Assessment of Brown Springs Ruin (AR-03-09-05-201), Verde
Valley, Arizona.
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Colorado
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Lowry Ruin Interpretive Sign
Locations, Montezuma
County
The BLM-CANM, in conjunction with the Public Lands Interpretative
Association of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has proposed the placement of nine
interpretive signs around Lowry Pueblo National Historic Landmark in
southwestern Colorado. Alpine was hired to excavate 11 test
units at the sign post locations to mitigate and assess the archaeological
potential of the locales. During
the course of the excavations, 348 artifacts were collected. The greatest contribution of the
excavations was the stratigraphic information gathered from the different
areas of the site. For instance,
in contrast to the site’s mitigation and stabilization history, it was
ascertained that cultural deposits do exist throughout the site area, albeit
not all with contextual integrity.
Additionally, it was found that these deposits and are almost
exclusively contained within a disturbed cultural stratum (Stratum II). Based on the mixed matrix of Stratum
II, it appears that the stratum is fill resulting from past excavations at
the site. Testing at Sign 2
identified a previously unknown thermal feature. The existence of a patterned ash
stain, burned bone, and fire-altered ceramics indicate that intact cultural
deposits still exist on the northeastern edge of the pueblo, immediately east
of Martin’s (1936) Kiva F.
Testing at the base of the pueblo walls at Sign 5 and Sign 10 also
identified the presence of buried ash concentrations and a charcoal lens,
further suggesting that intact deposits may be present immediately adjacent
to the pueblo on its south and east sides. The excavations carried out on the
site mitigated the potential effects of the nine proposed interpretive sign
locations, and Alpine recommended that construction of the interpretative
signs be allowed to proceed with no further archaeological work. Artifacts collected during the testing
have been curated at the Anasazi Heritage
Center.
Pfertsh, Jack E.
2003 Lowry Pueblo National
Historic Landmark Interpretive Sign Excavations, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument, Montezuma
County, Colorado.
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Lowry Ruin Monitoring, Montezuma
County
As part of ongoing efforts to stabilize and protect Lowry Ruin in Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument, southwestern Colorado, Au' Authum Ki, Inc.
(AAK) was hired by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to replace the failing
protective roof over a portion of the ruin. Alpine was subcontracted by AAK to
conduct limited archaeological excavation and monitoring for the new
construction activities. The
scope of the project was carried out in two phases. Phase I of the project included soils
testing and entailed the excavation of a single 1 m² unit near the
center of Room 26 and the monitoring of excavation around two support columns
for the existing roof system. The
testing report was revised in 2003 to include the results of the artifact
analysis. Phase II entailed the
archaeological monitoring of excavations at five existing column locations in
addition to one new column location.
Artifacts recovered from the testing and monitoring have been curated
at the Anasazi Heritage
Center.
Cater, John D.
2003 Limited Excavation at Lowry Ruin, Southwestern Colorado,
Canyon of the Ancients National
Monument.
Pfertsh, Jack E., and John C. Cater
2003 Archaeological Monitoring for the Planned Shelter
Replacement Project
Lowry Pueblo Canyon
of the Ancients National
Monument Southwestern Colorado.
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Calamity Camp
Alpine performed a preservation assessment of four historic stone
structures at Calamity Camp in Mesa County, Colorado,
under contract to the BLM, Grand Junction Field Office. The purpose of the work was to
document the structures through narrative descriptions, scaled drawings, and
photographs, and to assess preservation needs for the structures. In addition, the work included a
detailed history of the site to determine function and time of occupation of
the structures. The work
confirmed the need for preservation measures to be taken at all four of the
structures in order to achieve long-term preservation.
Firor, James, and Jonathon Horn
2002 Preservation Assessment of four Historic Structures at Calamity Camp
(5ME5265), Mesa County, Colorado.
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Stabilization Assessment of the Redstone Coke Ovens
Historic District, Pitkin County,
Colorado
In 1995, Alpine performed an archaeological survey and stabilization
assessment of the Redstone Coke Oven Historic District (5PT451), a National
Register of Historic Places property on the outskirts of the town of Redstone,
Pitkin County, Colorado.
Chandler, Susan M., and Diane M.
Perry
1995 Stabilization Assessment of the Redstone Coke Ovens Historic District
(5PT451) Pitkin County, Colorado.
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Structural Stabilization of Mantle's Cave, Moffat
County, Colorado
Mantle's Cave (5MF1), in Dinosaur National
Monument in northwestern Colorado,
was stabilized by Alpine in the summer of 1989. Visible site features consist
of 36 prehistoric storage cist features dug into the cave floor, a
prehistoric rock art panel, several historic or recent inscriptions, and
several features of recent construction. Stabilization was carried out on 13
of the prehistoric storage features, and all 12 of the recently constructed
'pseudo-features' were dismantled or obliterated. Resetting was performed on
two features and repointing on four features. Coping was resecured on four
features and a mortar joint was resecured on one feature. Four features, a
large archaeological excavation unit, one pothole, and one possible rodent
hole was backfilled. Three holes between features were repaired. Extraneous
rock was delineated with rock borders throughout the cave in hopes of
directing visitor traffic and reducing damage to the fragile storage cist
features. Alpine then prepared a National Register nomination for Mantle's Cave.
Reed, Alan D.
1988 A Stabilization Assessment of Mantle's Cave, Site 5MF1, Dinosaur
National Monument, Colorado.
Horn, Jonathon C., and Alan D. Reed
1989 Structural Stabilization of Mantle's Cave (5MF1), Dinosaur National
Monument, Moffat County, Colorado.
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History of Ruins Stabilization at Cliff
Palace
and Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National
Park, Colorado.
In October 1988, Alpine conducted an examination of all documentary
information at Mesa Verde
National Park pertaining to ruins
stabilization of Cliff Palace
and Spruce Tree House. The report documents the history of ruins repair and
stabilization at Spruce Tree House and Cliff Palace from the initial work of
Jesse Walter Fewkes to the present time. The report is broken into two categories.
The first - a narrative history of stabilization of the two ruins - includes
a section on philosophy and policy of stabilization at Mesa Verde National
Park that puts the repair and stabilization into historical context. The
second section comprises "Stabilization History Forms" for every
architectural unit for which evidence of stabilization could be determined.
Horn, Jonathon C.
1989 History of Ruins Stabilization at Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House,
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
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New Mexico
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Stabilization
Assessments of Seshukwa and Nogales Cliff House, Santa Fe National Forest,
New Mexico
Seshukwa (LA303/AR-03-10-03-12), a large sixteenth century pueblo, and
Nogales Cliff House (LA649/AR-03-10-02-124) a Gallina phase cliff dwelling,
are two significant sites in the Santa Fe National Forest that are
deteriorating due to natural and human impacts. Stabilization assessments of
each site were performed in the fall of 1988 by Alpine of Montrose, Colorado.
The work entailed detailed written and photographic documentation of each
site's architecture and condition, recommendations for specific stabilization
repairs, and preparation of topographic planview maps. Stabilization material
sources were investigated, estimated costs of stabilization were made, and
alternative methods of preservation were identified. At Seshukwa, 57 masonry
rooms, 6 kivas, and 4 wall remnants were described. Thirty-nine of the rooms
defined at the time of the assessment have fallen to grade and are
represented by rubble. All of these rooms are in stable condition and require
no stabilization. Of the remaining structures, 23 rooms, the 4 wall remnants,
and 1 kiva require repair. The highest priorities at Seshukwa are the repair
of structures with standing walls, and the backfilling of potholes. The
structures at Seshukwa are threatened by pothunting, impacts from livestock,
vegetation, precipitation, and other natural factors of deterioration. At
Nogales Cliff House, 26 rooms and 8 features were defined. Of these, 23 rooms
and 1 feature require repair. Trail work is also necessary. The structures at
Nogales Cliff House are primarily threatened by human visitation and direct
runoff.
Chandler, Susan M., and Patrick E. Flanigan
1989 Stabilization Assessments of Seshukwa (AR-03-10-03-12) and Nogales Cliff
House (AR-03-10-02-124), Two Sites in the Santa National Forest, New Mexico.
Alpine performed comprehensive stabilization of Seshukwa, a sixteenth century
Jemez Pueblo in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico, in the fall
of 1989. One kiva, 24 rooms, and 3 wall segments were stabilized. The
following stabilization tasks were performed: repointing (12 structures),
resetting (11 structures), newlaying (9 structures), wedging (9 structures),
backfilling (23 structures and 37 potholes), drainage contouring (13
structures), and pruning of vegetation (14 structures). Local sediment
amended with Rhoplex MC-76 was used as the stabilization mortar. A total of
136 cubic yards of backfill sediment, transported to the site from Ponderosa,
New Mexico, was needed to completely fill the looted rooms and potholes at
the site.
Chandler, Susan M., and Patrick E. Flanigan
1989 Comprehensive Stabilization of Seshukwa (LA303/AR-03-10-03-12) Santa Fe
National Forest.
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Utah
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Documentation and Structural Stabilization of Junction Ruin, Salt
Creek Archaeological District
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Alpine undertook
a site documentation and ruins stabilization project at Junction Ruin in the
Salt Creek Archaeological District of Canyonlands National Park.
Documentation of Junction Ruin involved preparation of a site map, written
and photographic documentation, including a revised IMACS Site Form, and
scaled elevation drawings.
Preservation treatments were conducted on a total of 24 structures at
the site.
Firor, James
2002 Documentation and Structural Stabilization of Junction Ruin, 42SA1555
Salt Creek Archaeological District Canyonlands
National Park, Utah.
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