Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District - Under the Nevada Giant

An archaeology project unearths the details of daily life in a western mining community

About the author

Erich Obermayr received a BA in anthropology and creative writing from the University of Arizona. He has many years' experience in archaeology as an itinerant field technician, crew chief, project manager, and principal investigator. He currently owns a firm specializing in historical and archaeological public interpretation. Obermayr lives in Silver City, Nevada.

Robert W. McQueen received his MS in industrial archaeology from Michigan Technological University. He is Principal Investigator with Summit Envirosolutions, Inc., an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm in Reno, Nevada. McQueen has spent the last decade actively surveying and researching the Cortez District and directed the archaeological excavations that led to the publication of this book.

Product details

• Authors: Robert W McQueen, Erich Obermayr
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.07.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781647792466
• ISBN: 978-1-64779-246-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history