26NY1408 (Site Name Keyword)
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Archaeological investigations were initiated at Sample Unit 19-25 to retrieve information concerning settlement and subsistence data on the aboriginal hunter and gatherers in the area. Studies included collection and mapping of 143,400 m2 (35.4 acres) at site 26NY1408 and excavation and mapping of 83 m2 (0.02 acres) at site 26NY7847. Field work was conducted intermittently between July 1991 and October 1992.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Sample Unit UNL V 122, Pahute and Rainier Mesas, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (1991)
The survey included archaeological investigations of a 436 x 1600 m, 70.63 hectares (174.54 acres) area of the NTS in which four sites were located (Figure 2). One site, 26NY1408, is a large lithic source outcrop (approximately 32 hectares) consisting of white chalcedony. A second site, 26NY7847, consists of two rock and brush windbreak structures with two associated rock caches and 10 lithic artifacts. Site 26NY7846 is an isolated artifact of white chalcedony and site 26NY7848 is an isolated...
An Overview of Cultural Resources on Pahute and Rainier Mesas on the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (1986)
Since the early 1960's, Pahute and Rainier mesas, situated in the northwestern portion of the Nevada Test Site, southern Nye County, Nevada (Figure 1), have been used by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for nuclear weapons testing. In accordance with the Limited Test Ban Treaty signed in August, 1963, this testing has been restricted to underground. Nevertheless, construction activities which accompany underground nuclear tests have resulted in the disturbance of the surface terrain around...