U.S. Air Force, 2016 Nevada State Museum Curation Report Nellis, Creech, and NTTR and NAGPRA Reports

Summary

On November 17 and 18, 2016 Garth Hayden from Ecosystem Management, Inc. (EMI) met with Nellis Cultural Resources Manager (CRM) Kish LaPierre to assist in the curation of artifacts at the Nevada State Museum curation facility in Carson City, NV. The artifacts that were curated were designated for Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) repatriation (see attached 2003 and 2004 NAGPRA reports). Mr. Hayden also assisted the CRM in confirming and correcting catalogue entries for artifacts curated at the Nevada State Museum as part of the Wheeler Collection.

Two NAGPRA collections were archived (Appendices A and B) with the Nevada State Museum to await appropriate repatriation. In addition to curating the NAGPRA collections, EMI assisted the CRM with a review of the currently curated artifacts at the State Museum facility. The current collection consists of seven cubic foot boxes of artifacts from various sites on Nellis AFB, Creech AFB and the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) (identified as 18-553 boxes 1 to 7). A number of inconsistent entries in the current database that catalogues curated artifacts were noticed and corrections were made to these entries.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Nellis AFB - Curation Documents   •
• Nellis Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive

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Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager

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