The updated sections of this report constitute a basic source of background information useful for orienting new managers, scholars, or archeologists to the Roswell District Contexts are presented for assessing the significance and meaning of cultural resources discovered and managed by the Bureau. Future planning efforts by both the Carlsbad and Roswell Resource Areas will benefit from this assessment of the quality and reliability of existing data bases. It is now our responsibility to ensure that the Cultural Resources Management Program takes positive steps to acquire the data necessary to enable resource specialists and managers to make more informed decisions regarding the protection, interpretation, and/or treatment of these unique resources.