"The Prehistory of Gold Butte "uses a theoretical perspective rooted in human behavior ecology and other foraging models to present the results of one of the largest and most comprehensive archaeological investigations ever undertaken in southern Nevada, involving the systematic survey of more than 31,000 acres, the documentation of more than 377 sites, and the excavation of nine prehistoric sites. Gold Butte at the crossroads of the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau in southern Nevada has a 12,000-year record of human occupation with archaeological elements that can be...