I am trying to help Dr. Skinner with the identification of a some historic
remains he found near Carlsbad, NM last week. Attached is a link to the
dropbox for the photos. Below is the description he sent out to some other
list serves last week.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5cgtvyfrnawv8t7/AAA1LB0Z7K45cbXb9agWWQaJa?dl=0

Post on behalf of Dr. Skinner.
"This series of photographs was taken last week during a pipeline route
survey. I need to know just how the structures shown were used. There are a
series of a thirteen separate structures that have been placed parallel  to
each other and they form a row that extends for more than 20 feet. The
structures consist of an open faced heavy metal box that measures 45" on
the long,upper and lower sides, and the box frame is set into concrete on
the ends and under the opening in the box. The box is riveted together and
a vertical piece of wood is bolted into the box flange on the inside of the
box on either end. A wooden panel made of boards held together with wire
nails appears to have been used to close off the opening in the metal box.
There is no obvious way that the panel slid in to plug the space. The
photos include one which shows several metal boxes and box parts without
any wood or concrete attached. It appears to me that the contraption was
installed in a subterranean manner and that maybe water flowed over the
lower concrete that joined the two pillars that are on either end of the
structures. I want to believe that somehow they functioned in an irrigation
system but I don't know how that could be."



Cody S. Davis, MA, RPA
Principal Investigator
AR Consultants, Inc.
805 Business Parkway
Richardson, TX 75081
214.368.0478 (office)
214.221.1519 (fax)
www.arc-digs.com

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