26NY456 (Site Name Keyword)

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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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Harold Drollinger.

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 Glimpse at the Archaeological Landscape of Black Mountain and Upper Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Michael K. Lerch. Margaret Beck. Robert M. Wegener. Kathleen L. Hull.

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...

A Glimpse at the Archaeological Landscape of Black Mountain and Upper Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Michael K. Lerch. Kathleen L. Hull. Margaret Beck. Robert M. Wegener. Richard W. Arnold.

An archaeological research and characterization study of 1,275 acres in nine survey units in the Black Mountain area of the Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB) Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) was conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI). 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...