Archaeological data recovery related to the U20at project, Nye County, Nevada.

摘要

In the spring of 1986, the Desert Research institute surveyed, tested, and conducted data recovery of the archaeological materials on land associated with the Department of Energy's U20at event site. The area, located on the west side of the Nevada Test Site, actually consists of four project areas. Three are contiguous (the U20at drill pad, the access road/skid trail, and the borrow location (number sign)2), and one is east of the main survey area (the borrow location (number sign)1). The survey identified and recorded 16 sites. Of these, 13 were isolates or localities with two artifacts. Artifacts from these sites were collected during the survey. Data recovery was conducted at the remaining three sites (26NY4791, 26NY4854, and 26NY4856) following the development of an acceptable research design and data recovery plan. This report presents the final analysis for all the sites, but it concentrates on 26NY4791, 26NY4854, and 26NY4856, and on data concerning artifact quantities by artifact type, distribution, and lithic raw material type.