Report of an Ethnographic Study and Archeological Review of Proposed Coal Lease Tracts in Northwestern New Mexico

Description

Authors: York, Frederick F. (1946-2020) and Winter, Joseph C.  (1946-2010)

Publisher: Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico

Pub Date: 1988

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  11 maps in pocket at rear.  Smudging to rear cover, primarily caused by the bulk of that map pocket.  Some edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.  Those maps, important as they may be to the volume’s success, really weigh the book down.

Notes:  “This report presents the results of ethnographic research and a review of archeological files and reports for forty-eight proposed coal lease tracts in northwestern New Mexico….an effort to: 1) identify those parcels that should clearly not be leased because of overriding National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and/or American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) concerns, relative to Navajo, other Indian, and non-Indian religious sites and beliefs; 2) identify ocher areas where there may be serious conflicts between Native American (and non-Indian) religious/cultural values and mining development, but where the detrimental effects of the development might be mitigated; and 3) provide information to guide the later, more intensive studies and mitigative measures.” (From the Introduction)