Archaeological Inventory of 1,927 Acres Atop and Adjacent to Mormon Mesa, Clark County, Nevada

Author(s): Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.; Sarah K. Rice; Daron Duke

Year: 2018

Summary

This report presents the results of Class III archaeological inventory of 1,927 acres on Mormon Mesa in Clark County, Nevada. The work was initiated by the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, as part of compliance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., found 16 new prehistoric sites—26CK10490–10505; and updated the historic Mormon Wagon Road/Old Spanish Trail (26CK3536) and Mormon Mesa Top site (26CK9933). Fifteen of the newly recorded resources are not eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (National Register), one rockshelter (26CK10503) is eligible and the two updates remain, as previously evaluated, eligible for nomination to the National Register.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Inventory of 1,927 Acres Atop and Adjacent to Mormon Mesa, Clark County, Nevada. Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., Sarah K. Rice, Daron Duke. 2018 ( tDAR id: 446645) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GQ71PT

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Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan • Archaic

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • earth oven • Fire Cracked Rock

Site Name
Mormon Mesa Top • Mormon Wagon Road/Old Spanish Trail

Site Type
Quarry • Road • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Trail

Investigation Types
Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Mojave Desert • Mormon Mesa • Nevada

Spatial Coverage

min long: -114.368; min lat: 36.569 ; max long: -114.322; max lat: 36.674 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Mark Slaughter

Prepared By(s): Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.

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FINAL-Formatted-BOR-Mormon-Mesa-2018-Inventory-Report.pdf 20.50mb Jul 9, 2018 Jul 20, 2018 9:42:31 AM Confidential
Cultural Resources Survey – Archaeological Inventory of 1,927 Acres Atop and Adjacent to Mormon Mesa, Clark County, Nevada
BOR-Mormon-Mesa-2018-Inventory-Report---IMACS-Site-Records.pdf 35.11mb Jul 9, 2018 Jul 27, 2018 10:23:42 AM Confidential
IMACS Site Forms –Archaeological Inventory of 1,927 Acres Atop and Adjacent to Mormon Mesa, Clark County, Nevada
BOR-Mormon-Mesa-2018-Inventory-Report---Photo-Logs.pdf 27.75mb Jul 9, 2018 Jul 27, 2018 10:23:44 AM Confidential
Photo Logs –Archaeological Inventory of 1,927 Acres Atop and Adjacent to Mormon Mesa, Clark County, Nevada

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Contact(s): Mark Slaughter