A Cultural Resource and Geological Study Pertaining to Four Selected Petroglyph/Pictograph Sites on Nellis Air Force Range and Adjacent Overflight Lands, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada

Part of the Nellis Air Force Base (DRAFT) project

Author(s): William G. White; Richard L. Orndorff

Year: 1999

Summary

This study documents comparative results of four petroglyph and/or pictograph sites: two on Nellis Air Force Range and two on adjacent Nellis AFR aircraft overflight lands administered by the BLM. A fifth cultural resources site, situated east of Beatty, Nevada, was studies as a control site for the sonic boom aspect of the study. Work focused on determining aircraft sonic boom effects on rock formations containing petroglyphs/pictographs and contrasting the two differing land management strategies (restricted vs unrestricted access) with respect to site preservation. Documentation of the four sites resulted in the recording of 106 petroglyph and/or pictograph panels containing 868 identifiable elements.

Cite this Record

A Cultural Resource and Geological Study Pertaining to Four Selected Petroglyph/Pictograph Sites on Nellis Air Force Range and Adjacent Overflight Lands, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada. William G. White, Richard L. Orndorff. Las Vegas, Nevada: Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1999 ( tDAR id: 455814) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455814

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Keywords

Culture
Southern Paiute • Western Shoshone

Material
Dating Sample • Lithic • Paint

Site Name
26LN210 • 26LN4232 • 26NY2252 • 26NY369

Site Type
Petroglyph • Pictograph • Rock Art

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Sonic Boom

Geographic Keywords
Airfield Canyon • Civil Cat Canyon • Clark (County) • Las Vegas, Nevada • Lincoln (County) • Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada • Nevada (State / Territory) • Nye (County) • Red Pigment Canyon • United States of America (Country) • White River Narrows QUAD

Temporal Keywords
Gypsum Period • Lake Mojave Period • Numic Period • Pinto Period • Saratoga springs Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -117.728; min lat: 36.054 ; max long: -114.082; max lat: 38.36 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager

Contributor(s): Jeffrey R. Wedding; Diane Winslow; Heather Cain; Pam Lawrence; Susan Murphy; David Smee

Record Identifiers

HRC Report(s): 1-8-19

Contract No.(s): DACA93-95-D-0022

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