Cultural Resource Sample Survey of Santa Rita Ranches, Socorro County, New Mexico Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc. December 2005 Cultural Resource Sample Survey of Santa Rita Ranches Development Project Socorro County, New Mexico by Jerry Fetterman Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc. PO Box 253 Yellow Jacket, CO 81335 Submitted to New Mexico Land and Ranches P. O. Box 448, 113 Abeytia Avenue, Suite A Socorro, New Mexico 87801 NMCRIS Number 95,505 December 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 4 Personnel . 4 CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING . 5 CHAPTER 3: CULTURAL SETTING . 7 Prehistoric. 7 Historic . 9 CHAPTER 4: INVENTORY METHODS. 10 Literature Search . 10 Sample Survey Design . 10 Field Methods. 11 Sites. 11 Isolated Occurences . 11 CHAPTER 5: RESULTS . 12 Isolated Occurrences . 12 Sites . 12 LA31833 . 14 LA59286 . 17 LA150542 . 18 LA150543 . 19 LA150544 . 20 LA150545 . 21 LA150546 . 22 LA150547 . 23 LA150548 . 24 LA150549 . 25 LA150550 . 26 LA150551 . 27 LA150552 . 28 LA150553 . 29 LA150554 . 31 LA150555 . 32 LA150556 . 33 LA151415 . 34 LA151416 . 35 LA151417 . 36 LA151418 . 37 LA151419 . 38 CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS . 39 CHAPTER 7: REFERENCES CITED . 41 i List of Figures Figure 1-1. Map illustrating location of Santa Rita Ranches development.. 4 Figure 2-1. Photograph of project area showing Rio Salado and Sierra Ladron . 5 Figure 2-2. Photograph of project area showing basalt dike and Bear Mountains . 5 Figure 4-1. Topographic map showing surveyed areas in relation to Santa Rita Ranches development. 10 Figure 5-1. Photographic overview of Riley town center, looking north-northeast. 15 Figure 5-2. Santa Rita Church . 15 Figure 5-3. Closeup of Structure R4 looking east . 15 Figure 5-4. Annotated aerial photograph of Riley town center.. 16 Figure 5-5. Plan map of LA59286.. 17 Figure 5-6. Plan map of LA15042.. 18 Figure 5-7. Plan map of LA150543.. 19 Figure 5-8. Plan map of LA150544.. 20 Figure 5-9. Plan map of LA150545.. 21 Figure 5-10. Plan map of LA150546.. 22 Figure 5-11. Plan map of LA150547.. 23 Figure 5-12. Plan map of LA150548.. 24 Figure 5-13. Plan map of LA150549.. ..