Prehistory of Nevada's Northern Tier
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The Ruby Pipeline originates in Opal, Wyoming, travels westward across Utah and Nevada, and terminates in Malin, Oregon. Almost 360 miles of the line is in Nevada, where it crosses through some of the most remote, sparsely populated land in the lower 48 states. Despite the remote nature of this corridor, it has produced a rich archaeological record reflecting a dynamic history of land-use pattern changes over a period of at least 13,000 years. Archaeological excavations were conducted at 578 prehistoric sites prior to construction of the pipeline. The sites were distributed across four ecological regions, including (from west to east): the High Rock Country, Upper Lahontan Basin, Upper Humboldt Plains, and Thousand Springs Valley. First evidence of human occupation dates to the Paleoindian (14,500-12,800 cal b.p.) and Paleoarchaic (12,800-7800 cal b.p.) periods, when people spent most of their time in the High Rock Country where important economic resources reached their highest dene in northern Nevada /
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James P. Barker
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Albert Garner
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Nathan Stevens
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Jeffrey Rosenthal
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Kimberley Carpenter
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Jerome King
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Allika Ruby
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Andrew Ugan
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Brink, Laura (Archaeologist)
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Sharon A. Waechter
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Sharlyn Street
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Far Western Anthropological Research Group
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David Rhode
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Richard E. Hughes
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William W. Bloomer
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Thomas M. Origer
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Kelly R. McGuire
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William R. Hildebrandt
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Wendy Pierce
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D. Craig Young
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Kaely Colligan
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