A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Radar and Support Facilities on Jack Rabbit Knob, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada
Summary
The Quaternary Sciences Center (QSC) of the Desert Research Institute (DR!) surveyed a road and areas for communication towers in the Jack Rabbit Knob area on the Tonopah Test Range (TIR) for archaeological resources (Figure 1). The access road and linear routes on top of Jack Rabbit Knob are 4.97 mi (8 k) long. Another 400 ft (122 m) square area at the east base of Jack Rabbit Knob was surveyed for a proposed gravel pit. Three small archaeological sites were recorded on the access road to Jack Rabbit Knob.
Cite this Record
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Radar and Support Facilities on Jack Rabbit Knob, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada. Alvin R. McLane. Desert Research Institute, Quaternary Sciences Center. 1991 ( tDAR id: 455944) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455944
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Keywords
Material
Chipped Stone
Site Name
26NY5087
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26NY7849
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26NY7850
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26NY7851
Site Type
Isolated Artifact
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey
Geographic Keywords
Clark (County)
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Jack Rabbit Knob
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mellan QUAD 7.5'
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Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
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Nevada (State / Territory)
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Nye (County)
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United States of America (Country)
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
Record Identifiers
Report No.(s): Sr092491-1
File Information
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| SR092491-1-R76-Radar-site.pdf | 1.84mb | Jun 21, 2020 9:32:07 AM | Confidential |
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