Of the nearly 3000 prehistoric and historic sites recorded in the California Desert inventory, 36% have already been damaged so extensively that their condition is reduced to fair or poor.
In 1980 it was stated that "It should be apparent that many more descriptive reports will be required, from different types of sites and different periods, before specific models can be formulated
The ethnographic literature indicates the Imperial Sand Dunes (the Dunes) are within, or near, the traditional boundaries of the territories of various tribal groups, including the Quechan, Chemehu
Management responsibilities on public lands involve a diverse array of resources. Among these resources are vestiges
The results of a literature search are presented in this study.
Management responsibilities on public lands involve a diverse array of resources.
This overview pulls together eXisting data relating to the cultural resources of the Imperial, Santa Rosa, Orocopia, Twenty-Nine Palms, Bris'tol/Cadiz, Palen, Turtle Mountain, Whipple Mountain, Big
This overview is an attempt to pull together existing cultural resource data and to evaluate those resources of the Amargosa-Mojave Basin planning units.
This volume contains two working papers on the prehistory of the California Desert. The first paper entitled "Background to Prehistory of the El Paso/Red Mountain Desert Region" by Matthew C.
The California Desert includes a considerable quantity of archaeological resources along with its many other values.
