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Dugway Proving Ground archeologist receives training on the identification, recording, and excavation of preserved ancient footprints at the Hill Air Force Base Trackways archeological site. This unique site was found along the Dugway and HAFB boundary and additional footprint trackways are likely to present on both sides of the boundary. The partnership between Dugway and HAFB cultural resources teams encourages information-sharing events such as this.
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Specific layers of extracted sediment cores are correlated using digital imagery. Sediment layers marked with tags indicate radiocarbon-dated material. This novel approach to creating a unified radiocarbon-based chronology model is one of the achievements of the partnership between the Dugway Proving Ground cultural resources team and the University of Utah Records of Environment and Disturbance Lab.
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The layers in this sediment core extracted by the University of Utah Records of Environment and Disturbance lab and the Dugway Proving Ground Cultural Resources Team show a variety of colors and textures and are indicative of the environmental conditions in which they were originally deposited. A multi-proxy analysis of sediment cores helps to place the human occupation of Dugway at the Terminal Pleistocene into a broader context that can aid in the understanding of the ancient past.
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Teams work through their assigned tasks during the Boeing Starliner recovery dress rehearsal at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Archeologists were a part of the dress rehearsal to conduct monitoring and ensure adverse impacts to archeological sites were avoided by the operations. Dugway serves as a backup landing site for the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
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Army Green Berets conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with unmanned systems at DPG. Engineers from Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center collected data on how these soldiers used the systems and what technology and behaviors are desired.
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During an archeological survey on the play of DPG, the cultural resources team found a Great Basin Stemmed projectile point. The playa on Dugway was once a vast marsh system that dried up about 9,000 years ago leaving primarily the stone tool remnants of the ancient inhabitants.
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Using a GPS to record the locations of survey transects and artifacts, an archeological survey is completed on the playa of DPG, Utah, The playa was a vast marsh system that dried up about 9,000 years ago leaving only stone tool remnants of ancient inhabitants.
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Two soldiers with the Washington National Guard train with the aerosol and vapor chemical agent detector at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
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Working hard to preserve ancient archaeological resources using technology and a focus on efficiency and improved stakeholder interactions and outreach, helped the Dugway Proving Ground Cultural Resources Management team make a significant impact.
Among the more notable accomplishments, the team has used geographic information system technology, and direct engagement of stakeholders to save $1.4 million by reducing the survey needs for a new off-road maneuver test area.
The team completed archaeological surveys of 4,170 acres supporting a variety of test and training missions, avoiding $375,000 in new contracts.
The team improved its outreach to key stakeholders. For example, the participation level of tribal government representatives in quarterly consultation meetings increased by 30% – providing critical input into the archaeological assets and how best to manage them.
The team also successfully added an additional archaeological position funded through the Army Fellows Program for two years, increasing the team’s capacity to effectively and efficiently manage the installation’s cultural resources.
“Combining technology and human interaction through the people we work with has helped us make real strides in successfully managing the resources we are responsible for, while also maintaining the support for the mission of the installation,” Christopher Damour, the installation’s Garrison Manager said.
Another significant accomplishment of the CR team came through one of its partnerships. The CR team worked with the University of Utah’s Records of Environmental Disturbance Laboratory to use sediment core samples to reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions. Using this data, the CR team and university laboratory staff built a master chronology of radiocarbon dates through a new approach of correlating specific stratigraphic layers of each sediment core.
Dugway Proving Ground is the nation’s premier major range and test facility base for chemical and biological defense testing and countering weapons of mass destruction. Dugway Proving Ground provides unparalleled testing, evaluation, training, and technical support to the Department of Defense, inter-agency partners, and our allies.
In support of this critical mission, the CR team is charged with managing the archaeological resources on the 800,000-acre installation. Dugway’s terrain ranges from dry desert playa, which was once a vast wetland, to mountainous peaks- all of which were once home to a vast array of people.
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