A Synthesis of Archaeological Inventories at the Area 10 Operations Center, Tonopah Test Range, NTTR, Nevada: Cultural Resources Report 06-02
Summary
In 1983, approximately 4,000 acres in the northwest corner of the Nevada Test and Training Range were segregated to construct a runway, headquarters building, office, and support structures including as a cafeteria to test fly the F-117 Stealth aircraft, a classified mission. The results of the surveys for 4,010 were submitted to the proponents but the project and supporting documentation were classified and not disseminated outside these Departments. The facilities were constructed. Nineteen sites were recorded, one a small historic trash scatter and 18 were lithic scatters consisting of cores and flakes. No diagnostics, ceramics, or exotic items were found. Of the eighteen prehistoric sites, two were considered large in size and recommended for further work. The density of both sites was sparse and estimated as one artifact per square meter. The two sites would not be considered eligible under current standards. Nellis Air Force Base has authorized dissemination of the archaeological documents completed in support of the classified Stealth tests. The 1980’s years of intensive use of Area 10 has resulted in 900 acres of disturbance parallel to but outside the surveyed area.
Nellis Air Force requests review of the documentation and concurrence that additional field research on the 4,010 surveyed and the 900 disturbed acres, shown on Figure 4, would be unrealistic.
Cite this Record
A Synthesis of Archaeological Inventories at the Area 10 Operations Center, Tonopah Test Range, NTTR, Nevada: Cultural Resources Report 06-02. Keith Myhrer. 2006 ( tDAR id: 456246) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8456246
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Keywords
Material
Chipped Stone
Site Name
26NY4218
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26NY4219
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26NY4221
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26NY4847
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26NY5021
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26NY5082
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Investigation Types
Systematic Survey
General
Core
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Flakes
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Historic Trash
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Lithics
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Quarry
Geographic Keywords
Clark (County)
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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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: -116.324; min lat: 35.485 ; max long: -114.044; max lat: 37.496 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager
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