Mining Archaeology in the American West: A View from the Silver State

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© 2010 by The Society for Historical Archaeology All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hardesty, Donald L., 1941– Mining archaeology in the American West : a view from the Silver State / Donald L. Hardesty. p. cm. — (Historical archaeology of the American West) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978–0–8032–2440–7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Nevada—Antiquities. 2. Archaeology and history—Nevada. 3. Frontier and pioneer life—Nevada. 4. Mines and mineral resources— Social aspects—Nevada—History. 5. Mines and mineral resources— Nevada—History. 6. Mining engineering—Nevada—History. 7. Industrial archaeology—Nevada. 8. Social archaeology—Nevada. I. Society for Historical Archaeology. II. Title. f843.h25 2010 979.3'01—dc22 2009033169 Set in Quadraat & Quadraat Sans by Kim Essman. ...