An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment For Fort Irwin, Naval Air Station, North Island, Edwards Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms

Summary

From July 22, 1992, to October 19, 1992, and September 16-20, 1993 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Technical Center of Expertise in Archaeological Curation and Collections Management (now a Mandatory Center of Expertise) conducted an inspection and of all archaeological materials and associated records in the care of NAS North Island, CA, Edwards Air Force Base, CA, Fort Irwin, CA, and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, CA. These inspections produced evidence documenting widespread deterioration and neglect of many of the Air Force, Army, and Navy archaeological collections.

Cite this Record

An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment For Fort Irwin, Naval Air Station, North Island, Edwards Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. Michael K. Trimble, Christopher B. Pulliam. Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments Technical Report ,No. 5. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 1997 ( tDAR id: 407083) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TQ63QN

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Spatial Coverage

min long: -118.96; min lat: 32.612 ; max long: -116.027; max lat: 34.516 ;

Notes

General Note: Fort Irwin has 1,036 cubic feet and 127 linear feet of Archaeological Materials, no Skeletal Remains.

General Note: NAS North Island has 1,061 cubic feet and 47 linear feet of Archaeological Material, and minimally represented 36 individuals' Skeletal Remains.

General Note: Edwards AFB has 76.5 cubic feet and 66.3 linear feet of Archaeological Material, and the Skeletal Remains of one individual.

General Note: Marine Corps AGCC has 2.8 cubic feet and 1.8 linear feet of Archaeological Material, and no Skeletal Remains. Joshua Tree National Monument is curating records in a sealed, restricted file, of human remains from MCAGCCTwentynine Palms that were repatriated.

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