26NY4992 (Site Name Keyword)

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A Class II Archaeological Reconnaissance of a Portion of Area 20 Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Lonnie C. Pippin. Alvin R. McLane. Gregory H. Henton.

This monograph describes a Class II cultural resources reconnaissance of a 9.75 km2 land parcel in Area 20 of the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. The Social Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, examined a 30% sample of this sagebrush and juniper covered area on Pahute Mesa in order to identify a representative sample of the cultural and archaeological resources there. This information was then used to develop alternative strategies through which the U.S. Department of Energy might...


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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara A. Holz.

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.