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Title: Archaeological studies at Drill Hole U20az Pahute Mesa, Nye county, Nevada. [Contains bibliography]

Abstract

During the summer of 1987, the Quaternary Sciences Center (formerly Social Science Center) of the Desert Research Institute (DRI), University of Nevada System, conducted data recovery investigations at five archaeological sites located near Drill Hole U20az on the Nevada Test Site in southern Nevada. These sites were among 12 recorded earlier during an archaeological survey of the drill hole conducted as part of the environmental compliance activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The five sites discussed in this report were considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and were in danger of being adversely impacted by construction activities or by effects of the proposed underground nuclear test. Avoidance of these sites was not a feasible alternative; thus DRI undertook a data recovery program to mitigate expected adverse impacts. DRI's research plan included controlled surface collections and excavation of the five sites in question, and had the concurrence of the Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation. Of the five sites investigated, the largest and most complex, 26Ny5207, consists of at least three discrete artifact concentrations. Sites 26Ny5211 and 26Ny5215, both yielded considerable assemblages. Site 26Ny5206 is very small and probablymore » is linked to 26Ny5207. Site 26Ny5205 contained a limited artifact assemblage. All of the sites were open-air occurrences, and, with one exception contained no or limited subsurface cultural deposits. Only two radiocarbon dates were obtained, both from 26Ny5207 and both relatively recent. While the investigations reported in the volume mitigate most of the adverse impacts from DOE activities at Drill Hole U20az, significant archaeological sites may still exist in the general vicinity. Should the DOE conduct further activities in the region, additional cultural resource investigations may be required. 132 refs., 71 figs., 44 tabs.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Nevada Univ., Reno, NV (United States). Desert Research Inst.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5325390
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV/10845-67
ON: DE92000109
DOE Contract Number:  
AC08-85NV10384; AC08-90NV10845
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CULTURAL OBJECTS; MAPPING; NEVADA TEST SITE; GEOGRAPHY; PLANTS; TOPOGRAPHY; AGE ESTIMATION; AMERICAN INDIANS; ARCHAEOLOGY; COMPILED DATA; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CULTURAL RESOURCES; FLOWSHEETS; FOSSILS; GREAT BASIN; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; NEVADA; POLLEN; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; TREES; DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIAGRAMS; EVALUATION; FEDERAL REGION IX; GAMETES; GEOLOGY; GERM CELLS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; INFORMATION; MINORITY GROUPS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; POPULATIONS; RESOURCES; SIMULATION; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; 540250* - Environment, Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-); 450200 - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives; 290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology

Citation Formats

Simmons, A H, Hemphill, M L, Henton, G H, Lockett, C L, Nials, F L, Pippin, L C, and Walsh, L. Archaeological studies at Drill Hole U20az Pahute Mesa, Nye county, Nevada. [Contains bibliography]. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/5325390.
Simmons, A H, Hemphill, M L, Henton, G H, Lockett, C L, Nials, F L, Pippin, L C, & Walsh, L. Archaeological studies at Drill Hole U20az Pahute Mesa, Nye county, Nevada. [Contains bibliography]. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5325390
Simmons, A H, Hemphill, M L, Henton, G H, Lockett, C L, Nials, F L, Pippin, L C, and Walsh, L. 1991. "Archaeological studies at Drill Hole U20az Pahute Mesa, Nye county, Nevada. [Contains bibliography]". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5325390. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5325390.
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title = {Archaeological studies at Drill Hole U20az Pahute Mesa, Nye county, Nevada. [Contains bibliography]},
author = {Simmons, A H and Hemphill, M L and Henton, G H and Lockett, C L and Nials, F L and Pippin, L C and Walsh, L},
abstractNote = {During the summer of 1987, the Quaternary Sciences Center (formerly Social Science Center) of the Desert Research Institute (DRI), University of Nevada System, conducted data recovery investigations at five archaeological sites located near Drill Hole U20az on the Nevada Test Site in southern Nevada. These sites were among 12 recorded earlier during an archaeological survey of the drill hole conducted as part of the environmental compliance activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The five sites discussed in this report were considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and were in danger of being adversely impacted by construction activities or by effects of the proposed underground nuclear test. Avoidance of these sites was not a feasible alternative; thus DRI undertook a data recovery program to mitigate expected adverse impacts. DRI's research plan included controlled surface collections and excavation of the five sites in question, and had the concurrence of the Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation. Of the five sites investigated, the largest and most complex, 26Ny5207, consists of at least three discrete artifact concentrations. Sites 26Ny5211 and 26Ny5215, both yielded considerable assemblages. Site 26Ny5206 is very small and probably is linked to 26Ny5207. Site 26Ny5205 contained a limited artifact assemblage. All of the sites were open-air occurrences, and, with one exception contained no or limited subsurface cultural deposits. Only two radiocarbon dates were obtained, both from 26Ny5207 and both relatively recent. While the investigations reported in the volume mitigate most of the adverse impacts from DOE activities at Drill Hole U20az, significant archaeological sites may still exist in the general vicinity. Should the DOE conduct further activities in the region, additional cultural resource investigations may be required. 132 refs., 71 figs., 44 tabs.},
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year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
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