Oasis Valley (Geographic Keyword)
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The resource document was produced in response to the preparation of an LEIS for the Nellis Air Force Range Renewal, Nevada. The consultation focused specifically on the proposed action and alternatives concerning the future renewal of the NAFR. However, the present CGTO's response to this consultation is not limited to the LEIS, but also integrates relevant recommendations and insights made by Indian people based on previous and existing federal projects in which American Indians participated.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of a Proposed Above Ground 34.5 Kv Powerline and Two Associated Underground 12 Kv Powerlines from NTS Area 20 to the Tolicha Peak Compound on the Nellis Air Force Range, Nye County, Nevada (1994)
All three of these originally-proposed alignments have been surveyed for cultural resources by the Desert Research Institute (DRI). This reconnaissance revealed 57 archaeological sites and 16 isolated artifacts, most of which were found along the 34.5 Kv alignment. Of the sites found, 35 are recommended to be considered eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Groundwater Characterization Well ER-EC-1 Borrow Pit and Expanded Access Road, Oasis Valley, Range 71, Nellis Air Force Base, Nye County, Nevada (1992)
The area will be used for placement of a groundwater characterization well to monitor the water table in the area.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Proposed Test Pit Locations at Sleeping Butte, Nye County, Nevada, in Support of the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (1993)
A Class III cultural resources reconnaissance (USDl-BLM 1990) of two proposed test pit locations at Sleeping Butte, Nye County, Nevada (TP-1 and TP-2). Pedestrian surveys were conducted throughout the two test pit locations, and access route corridors with flagged centerlines were surveyed from existing dirt roads. One new prehistoric site (26NY8329) was recorded as a result of this reconnaissance.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Drill Pad for the Underground Test Area Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study WellER-20-5 at Nevada Grid Coordinates N899,402/E556,046, Pahute Mesa, Area 20, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (1994)
ORI archaeologists conducted the reconnaissance and found nine sites and five isolates within the staked boundaries of the project area. Of the nine sites recorded only one, 26NY8777, is recommended to be potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.
Class III Cultural Resources Survey of a Commercial Power Line from the Tolicha Peak Road to Site 2-Tl in Range EC South, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nye County, Nevada (2004)
The Desert Research Institute conducted a pedestrian survey of this proposed route between May 24 and May 27, 2004, to assess the potential effects of this proposed undertaking on historic properties. That survey revealed 4 cultural resources, 10 isolated artifacts and 9 rock features in the area of potential affect (Table 1). The assemblage of isolated artifacts includes 4 beverage cans, a meat can, a practice bomb and 4 prehistoric age stone flakes. The isolated features include 7 rock cairns,...
Cultural Resources Report Field Worksheet: Free Use Permit NV-050-Fu7-9, Nye County Road Department: Cr Report #: 5-286(N) (1977)
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Cultural Resources Report: District 1 Material Pit (N-3818) for Use On Us95 3 Miles N of Beatty (Ea 71083) (1983)
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EC South Range Archaeological Characterization Nevada Test and Training Range (2009)
Geo-Marine, Inc., conducted archaeological inventory of 6,989 acres on EC South Range, part of the Nellis Test and Training Range. The primary goal of the project was to integrate empirical data, including associations of features and material culture with potential sacred significance, and ethnographic data to characterize the archaeological resources of EC South Range. Ethnographic data were provided by Native American crew members during fieldwork. The project addressed requirements under...
A Glimpse at the Archaeological Landscape of Black Mountain and Upper Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2006)
The study resulted in the identification of 46 archaeological sites. Among these are extensive habitation areas, a spectacular rock art gallery, and a rockshelter containing baskets that appear to represent a woman’s personal belongings. Projectile point and ceramic types provide insights on changing settlement and subsistence patterns, technology, and external relationships. During the five millennia or more that people have lived in the Black Mountain area, it has served both as a place of...
Native American Ethnographic Interview Report (1997)
The primary purpose of the report is to begin collecting data from knowledgeable Indian people who have demonstrated cultural and historic ties to the NAFR. Participating in this study are the American Indian people (with traditional cultural ties to these lands) who have been consulting with the United States Air Force since January 1996. This report may be considered an appendix or companion document to the Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Overview produced in January 1997 for the first year of...
Research Design Archaeological Characterization Sampling For the EC South Range, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base (2008)
The purpose of this project is to conduct a characterization sampling study for the EC South which includes a portion of Quartz Mountain. They are mountainous areas that research has demonstrated has high potential for identifying significant sites. This project is a 4% sample of 200,000 acres to identify eligible sites for preservation, management with the mission, and Native American visitation.
Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, and The Shoshones of Oasis Valley (2005)
The Shoshone families who wintered in Oasis Valley spent most of the year traveling around in search of plants and animals that they used for food, medicine, and other subsistence purposes. This study focuses on one area that was used for these purposes, Thirsty Canyon, and the Shoshone people who used the area until its closure to the public in the 1940s.