Nevada has a wealth of archaeological and historic sites. The state of Nevada’s SHPO has several programs and resources to educate the public on Nevada’s cultural resources. Many of the emigrant wagon trails crossed through Nevada leaving evidence still being discovered today.
Though there is a rich potential for archaeological investigation at 19th century way stations in the American West, projects at stations have primarily stayed within archaeology’s grey literature. Through a survey of archaeological projects conducted at western stations, this thesis Read More …
Integration of artifactual, architectural, historical, geoarchaeological, faunal, macro-botanical, and palynological evidence provides the grounds for a model of the land use history of Las Vegas, Nevada, from the second quarter of the 19th century until 1905. The integrated model reinforces Read More …
The purpose of this article is to explore the historical structure, characteristics, variability, and evolution of Nevada’s mining frontier through the material remains of the technological systems, landscapes, and social formations associated with past mining activities. These physical expressions include Read More …
The Arrowhead Trail was an early 20th century automobile highway, running 853miles between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City via southern Nevada. While some of the road evolved into a modern highway, much of the original road was abandoned and Read More …
A portion of the Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Road from Las Vegas to the California border was intensively examined by BLM archaeologists between 1987 and 1989. Historic research indicates that this trail was forged in 1844 and utilized as an immigration Read More …