A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-10 Pad and Access Road on the Nellis Air Force Range EC South Nye County, Nevada

Part of the Nellis Air Force Base (DRAFT) project

Author(s): Barbara A. Holz; Harold Drollinger; Colleen M. Beck; Anne DuBarton

Year: 1998

Summary

The Desert Research Institute (DRI) was requested by the Department of Energy, Nevada operations Office (DOE/NV) to conduct a cultural resources reconnaissance of the proposed underground test area (UGTA) ER EC-10 pad and access road on the Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) EC South (Figures 1 and 2). DOE/NV is proposing to drill several wells to characterize the area between western Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley. The data acquired wIII assist the DOE/NV to understand and model the hydrogeologic regime underlying Pahute Mesa. Reconnaissance of the project area revealed one site and one isolate along the northern end of the proposed access road (Figure 2). Site 26NY10965 is a diffuse lithic scatter, and isolate Il 11797RJ02 is an obsidian core reduction flake. Site 26NY10965 is not recommended by DRI as eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NR). DRI recommends that the project proceed as planned.

Cite this Record

A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-10 Pad and Access Road on the Nellis Air Force Range EC South Nye County, Nevada. Barbara A. Holz, Harold Drollinger, Colleen M. Beck, Anne DuBarton. Desert Research Institute. 1998 ( tDAR id: 456020) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8456020

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone • Obsidian

Site Name
26NY10965 • 26NY5618 • 26NY5619 • 26NY5620 • 26NY5621 • 26NY5622 • 26NY5623 • 26NY5624 • 26NY5625 • 26NY5626

Site Type
Isolated Artifact • Lithic Scatter

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking

Geographic Keywords
Clark (County) • Las Vegas, Nevada • Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada • Nevada (State / Territory) • Nye (County) • Pahute Mesa • Thirsty Canyon QUAD 7.5' • 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): SR111797-1

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