The Results of Cultural Resource Investigations at Cactus Flat Dry Lake Margins, Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada

Part of the Nellis Air Force Base (DRAFT) project

Author(s): Renee Kolvet; Richard Deis; Susan Stornetta; Mary K. Rusco; Fred Nials

Year: 2000

Summary

The Cactus Flat Lakeside Margine Study was conducted on the Tonopah Test Site of the Nevada Test and Training Range a the Nellis Air Force Base. The goal was to: 1) identify the types of cultural resources around the margins of this dry lake system; 2) test a geomorphological model relating specific landforms to the distributions of prehistoric cultural resources; and 3) determine the hydrographic history of this closed basin through examination of stratigraphic sequences. The model and the results of this study are intended to provide a useful tool for assessing similar dry lake systems on the Nellis Range. The cultural resource inventory identified 27 aboriginal sites representing occupations from the Early Archaic through Historic periods.

Cite this Record

The Results of Cultural Resource Investigations at Cactus Flat Dry Lake Margins, Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada. Renee Kolvet, Richard Deis, Susan Stornetta, Mary K. Rusco, Fred Nials. 2000 ( tDAR id: 456039) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8456039

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Reconnaissance / Survey

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

Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic • Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -115.958; min lat: 35.98 ; max long: -114.458; max lat: 36.918 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): DACA 63-95-D-0022

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