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PROJECTS
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Navajo Transmission Project
EPG archaeologists surveyed the proposed Navajo
Transmission line through Nevada and into portions of
western Arizona. During the survey, EPG identified over
10 newly recorded sites and over 100 isolated occurrences.
Within Nevada, EPG archaeologists identified
an important site, 26CK6598, on a ridge top overlooking
Lake Mojave. Site 26CK6598 is a temporary campsite
containing 19 artifact concentrations and
5 features. The site is important to the understanding
of Nevada prehistory because site types other than
chipped stone scatters in this area are rare. While
understanding of the site is limited by the observational
information from the survey, the prehistoric inhabitants
probably camped there while they procured resources
such as fish, medium sized mammals, and various types
of plants.
A few isolated occurrences were identified within Nevada
that were of particular interest. One, a 50-caliber shell
casing dated to 1943, is evidence of the military training
that occurred within southern Nevada during World War
II. Another interesting isolated occurrence is a rock cairn
with one small railroad tie that marks a historic mining
claim. Within the rocks, EPG archaeologists uncovered
a historic tobacco tin with a folded piece of paper that
was too fragile to examine in the field. It is likely that this
paper represents a mine claim, which is common to rock
cairn features of this type.
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