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BEST AVAILABLE COPY CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY - SHORT REPORT Personnel: Donald Zerga Date of Field Examination; August I'S, 1980 Project: Archaeological reconnaissance of three proposed geologic trenches in tie Yucca Mountain Area of the Nevada Test Site. Map Reference: Topopah Spring S.W. Quadrangle, 7.5' Location: Project area lies approximately .7 miles Northwest of Nevada Test.Site areas 25 and 29 boundaries, in the Yucca Mountain area. Footgrid coordinates: 770,000'N/574,000'E to center of project area (see attached maps). Survey Methods: The three proposed geologic trench locations were inspected for cultural resources. Since the valley in which the proposed trench locations lie was surveyed for archaeological sites in June, 1979, (reference: Cultural Resource Survey Report, June 5-7, 1979) it was not necessary to inspect adjacent areas. Results: No cultural resources were observed during Mitigation: No mitigation is necessary. BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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Site Inventory Form BEST AVAILABLE COPY 3. State Nevada 4. County Nve 5. Temporary Site No.sR7Rnnzi 7. Map Mine Mountain 7.51 Toco. Ouad. . 8. Elevation 4880 *-4900 ' 9. Access/Location Mine Mountain road to pole line road on west edae of Mid Valley. North on pole line road for 2 miles to pointopposite 10. Site Type Lithic__________________ ; Description Very sparse lithic site. 50m.N.S 15m. E.W. along base of tuff outcrop-ridge and adjacent to wash. Flakes are predominately chert-chalcedony, 3 large good-quality pink rhyolite cores, 6 tachylite/obsidian flakes; including 1 Stage13. Nature of Boundaries clear___________________ 14. Disturbance somewhat eroded 15. Artifact Assemblage (a) Sample Method and Size 100% coverage of site 17. Vegetationpurshia tridentata. Ephedra so.. Gutierrezia so., Cholla so.. Yucca so., west border of site is Artemisia/Coleogyne association. 20. Slope of Site y snivt-h________________ 21. Exposure Direction santtmaat 23. Nearest Water Ephemeral wash through site. Tipioah .Soring Smiles Northwest 24. Other Resources Numerous Coyote droppings in vicinity.__________________________ 28. Recorded by Don Zerga__________________________ 29. Date 8-7-80_________________________ BEST AVAILABLE COPY 30. Attachments/References 1 continuation sheet, sketch map.________________________
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BEST AVAILABLE COPY 9 low rising tuff outcrop east of roaH. Site* is 1nr!ate»ri at west edge of outcrop along ephemeral drainaue. 10 II biface, 1 white chert point base. Some knappable chalcedony present in area. 16 1 large rhyolite flake. rr-TOORDED BY: Don Zerga BEST AVAILABLE COPY date* 8-7-80
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BEST AVAILABLE COPY CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL Xerox of Mine Mountain Topographic Quadrangle showing project location and archaeological sites.
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DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE Site Inventory Form BEST AVAILABLE COPY 9. Access/Location North on Mine Mountain road 2.4miles from Mine Mountain Junction. Site is located of this point and west to pole line road. 10. Site Type Lithic___________________ ; Description Predominately tachylite and obsidian flakes and small nodules, average size of nodule is 3-4cm. x 2cm. Site is in disturbed area, burned and possibly bulldozed. Vege 13. Nature of Boundaries clear, all directions 14. Disturbance recent fire_______ 15. Artifact Assemblage (a) Sample Method and Size 100% survey of site ______ 16. Observed/Collected Diagnostics 1 broken tachylite biface, 1 broken tachylite 17. Vegetation Globe mallow is dominant, grasses. Ephedra sp.. Astragalus sp. 18. Landform Series of alluvial ridges___________ ________________________________________ 20. Slope of SiteS-S* to Northeast_________ 21. Exposure Direction Northeast_______ 22. Substrate and Bedrock deep alluvial deposits________________________________________ 23. Nearest Water deep ephemeral drainages through site, drainage forms border 24. Other Resources deer and rabbit droppings adundant, lizzards.________________ 28. Recorded by Don Zerga__________________________ 29. Date 8-7-80______________________ BEST AVAILABLE COPY30. Attachments/References i continuation sheet.
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1. PrOJECT: NTS 2. TEMP SITE NO.:: 3. PERM. SITE NO»«o 195 9 BEST AVAILABLE COPY 10 Additionally, three white chert flakes. 1 white chert corer and 2 jasper flakes. Density ranges from l/3m2 to 10-15/lm2. 23 of site to West. ' - NOTE: Site was flagged and staked.to prevent possible'destructic by nearby construction. Map of site locale given to Mr. Larry'- BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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BEST AVAILABLE COPY CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL Xerox of Mine Mountain Topographic Quadrangle showing project location and archaeological sites. BEST AVAILABLE COPY