Archaeological Survey of Twelve Installations of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska Summer 1999

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Argonne National Laboratory

Year: 1999

Summary

During June–September 1999, twelve United States Air Force (USAF) 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) installations in Alaska were inventoried for archaeological remains. These installations, covering a total of 5,551 hectares (ha) (13,718 acres), included: Barter Island Long Range Radar Site (LRRS), Kalakaket Creek RRS, Bear Creek Radio Relay Station (RRS), King Salmon Airport, Big Mountain RRS, Nikolski RRS, Cold Bay LRRS, Pillar Mountain RRS,Granite Mountain RRS, Point Lay LRRS, and Indian Mountain LRRS, Tatalina LRRS.

No previously undocumented prehistoric or historic sites or isolated finds of note were discovered at the remaining installations.MLZ-115, a small lithic scatter at Indian Mountain, and MCG-004, the Sterling Landing site near 611 ASG at Tatalina, are previously recorded resources that should be noted.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey of Twelve Installations of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska Summer 1999. Argonne National Laboratory. 1999 ( tDAR id: 459865) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459865

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Keywords

Material
Lithic Scatter

Site Name
Barter Island Long Range Radar Site • Bear Creek RRS • Big Mountain RRS • Cold Bay LRRS • Granite Mountain RRS • Kalakaket Creek RRS • MLZ-115 • MSG-004 • Nikolski RRS • Pillar Mountain RRS • Point Lay LRRS • Sterling Landing Site • Tatalina LRRS

Investigation Types
Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Indian Mountain

Spatial Coverage

min long: -170.016; min lat: 51.487 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager

Prepared By(s): Environmental Assessment Division, Argonne National Laboratory

Submitted To(s): 611th Air Support Group

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