Evaluation of the protective shelter at Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site,New Mexico

Abstract

Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site is located in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and is the type site for the Clovis culture which dates back 12,000 years. In 1995 the stakeholders for Blackwater Draw convened a meeting with an expert consultant to evaluate the efficacy of a protective shelter proposal. The purpose of the proposed shelter was to protect palaeo-Indian finds excavated in 1983–4 and displayed in situ. Recommendations were made and, several years later, shelter construction was completed. In 2000, the shelter as built was re-evaluated.