Reevaluation of Archaeological Sites on Nellis Air Force Base

Summary

In 1992, Air Combat Command (ACC), which has oversight of 23 bases including NAFB, took efforts to complete inventory and evaluation of cultural resources on NAFB in Las Vegas Valley. NAFB is one of few bases that projects facility expansion, thus planning for protection or mitigation as necessary. Eighty-seven percent of NAFB lands were inventoried and 34 sites were evaluated as eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 60.4 (d). Investigators stated that further research should address important regional questions, however, these research questions and topics were not presented. Investigators also did not probe sites with suspected depth potential. A review of the records in 1996 indicated that application of the methods described in the draft CRMP could either reinforce or alter the considerations of eligibility (NAFB 1998). Completion of the inventory and reevaluation of eligible sites using the methods in the plan, were designated priorities by the NAFB Environmental Management (EM) Flight Chief. ACC provided funding in 1999, and inventory of the unsurveyed acres and reevaluation were conducted in 2000. Inventory documentation was completed in September 2000. Description and reevaluation of eligible sites are contained in this document.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Nellis Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive   •
• Nellis AFB - Survey Reports

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Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager

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