Great Basin Land-Use Patterns: A View from the Kawich Range, Results of Inventory and Predictive Modeling from the Kawich Range Stratified Archaeological Sampling Project, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Part of the Nellis Air Force Base (DRAFT) project

Author(s): Michael S. Kelly; Russell Bevill

Year: 2002

Summary

URS Corporation, formerly Dames & Moore, under contract to Prewitt & Associates, was selected by Nellis Air Force Base to perform archaeological inventory of an approximate 5,000-acre sample of the Kawich Range. The following report constitutes the third phase of the project, and documents the results of the archaeological survey and an evaluation of a predictive model. Thirty-five sample units were randomly selected for survey within the project area, while six named springs were intuitively selected for inspection. Survey was conducted within three general landscape zones identified as Upper Bajada, Lower Mountain Flank, and Great Basin Montane. Each zone was defined in terms of elevation, reflecting different slope and vegetation patterns. The survey was completed in two field seasons, resulting in the recordation of 157 archaeological sites. Of these, four sites are classified as historic, 18 sites contain evidence of both historic and prehistoric use, and 135 sites are classified as prehistoric. Seven percent of the recorded sites were found within the Upper Bajada landscape unit, 71 percent within the Lower Mountain Flank, and 22 percent within the Great Basin Montane. Overall, findings of the study were consistent with the predictive model, with little evidence of Pre-Archaic or Early Archaic human occupation, and ample evidence of Middle-to-Late Archaic use of the area.

Cite this Record

Great Basin Land-Use Patterns: A View from the Kawich Range, Results of Inventory and Predictive Modeling from the Kawich Range Stratified Archaeological Sampling Project, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Michael S. Kelly, Russell Bevill. Las Vegas, Nevada: Urs Corporation. 2002 ( tDAR id: 455796) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455796

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Keywords

Site Name
26NY11300 • 26NY11358 • 26NY11423 • 26NY11432 • 26NY11441 • 26NY11442 • 26NY11443 • 26NY11444 • 26NY11454 • 26NY1402 • 26NY481

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
26NY11300 - 91 • 26NY11423-30 • 26NY11432-40 • 26NY11444-52

Geographic Keywords
Clark (County) • Kawich Range • Las Vegas, Nevada • Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada • Nevada (State / Territory) • Nye (County) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Late Archaic • Middle Archaic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -117.4; min lat: 36.054 ; max long: -114.082; max lat: 38.169 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager

Contributor(s): Elena Nilsson; Kathleen L. Hull; Christopher L. Harper; W.G. Spaulding

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): DACA 63-95-D0051

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