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in a herd of bighorn sheep in the neighboring
Montana Mountains. Following a severe die-off of the bighorns in the area, NDOW made the decision to cull a herd in the Double H Mountains due to their proximity to sick sheep in the Montana range. A total of 27 bighorns were removed. When NDOW examined
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periods, reaching a peak in the Middle and Late
Archaic, and dropping again thereafter. Archaeologists believe the obsidian was likely prized for its quality and color, with different outcrops in the area producing gray-green, green, purple, or blue obsidian. Points derived from Double H Mountain
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obsidian have been found in other parts of Nevada, evidencing a complex network in the transport of stone tools in the state's prehistory. Grinding stones and archeological evidence of other human activities have also been found in the area.
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10 of the sheep, they found that many of them were sick with pneumonia. While some other states have taken similar action, this was the first time the state of Nevada culled a herd to prevent the spread of disease to other bighorns.
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Today, there are local Paiute and
Shoshone community members who still revere the Double H Mountains and surrounding area as a culturally significant landscape. Myron Smart, a tribal elder from
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