A Revised Research Context for the Prehistoric Archaeology of the Little Boulder Basin Area, North-central, Nevada
A Revised Research Context for the Prehistoric Archaeology of the Little Boulder Basin Area, North-central, Nevada

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 349

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The purpose of this document is to assist the Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office (BLM-Elko) with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act by 1) synthesizing the extensive archaeological research that has been conducted in this part of the Great Basin over the past 25 or so years; 2) using the results of this synthesis to develop a comprehensive approach for evaluating, or re-evaluating, whether prehistoric archaeological sites in the area are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion D; and 3) providing a basis for research designs to be implemented in any archaeological mitigation work that may be required in the future...The new research priorities developed in this document are based on a synthesis of the results of archaeological excavations conducted to date in the Little Boulder Basin (LBB) and surrounding area and an evaluation of the current status of archaeological knowledge about the area. Over 50 sites in the area have been excavated.

Evaluating Cultural Resource Significance
Evaluating Cultural Resource Significance

Author: Mark R. Edwards

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0309088240

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 542: Evaluating Cultural Resource Significance: Implementation Tools examines information technology (IT) tools that are designed to improve and streamline the National Register evaluation of cultural resources. The report highlights IT prototype tools that include a searchable database of historic contexts and a collection of National Register evaluation documents. The second prototype provides an explicit, but flexible tool designed to improve the National Register eligibility determinations.