Harold Drollinger

Associate Research Archaeologist

Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences

Education

Professional Interests

Mr. Drollinger is an archaeologist with over nineteen years experience in archaeological research and cultural resource management. He has worked on and supervised various archaeological projects in the Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and southern Great Basin regions of the United States and in Belize, Central America. Projects include the excavations of a mammoth, prehistoric hunter-gatherer campsites, prehistoric and historic pueblos, a Maya lithic workshop, historic Indian sites, early historic farmsteads and towns, and Cold War sites and events associated with nuclear weapons testing and nuclear rocket development. Areas of interest are lithic technology, craft specialization, rock art, spatial analysis, site structure, and archaeological field methodologies.

Research Areas

Anthropology and Archaeology Research

Selected Publications

Schofield, J., C. Beck, and H. Drollinger, 2003:

The archaeology of opposition: Greenham Common and Peace Camp, Nevada. Conservation Bulletin 44:47-9, English Heritage.

Beck, C., S. Edwards, H. Drollinger, R. Jones and B. Holz, 2002:

Inventory of 26 Plowshare and Vela Uniform Projects with Potential Environmental Restoration Liabilities, FY 2002. Historical Research Report No. 010102-1, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and R.C. Jones, 2000:

The Petroglyphs of Upper Fortymile Canyon, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. Cultural Resources Technical Report No. 96, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and N. Goldenberg, 2000:

Nevada Test Site, Reactor Maintenance and Disassembly Facility, Building 3110. Historic American Engineering Record No. Nv-29, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and N. Goldenberg, 2000:

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell C Facility, Building 3210. Historic American Engineering Record No. Nv-30, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and N. Goldenberg, 2000:

Nevada Test Site, Super Kukla Facility, Buildings 5400 and 5400A. Historic American Engineering Record No. Nv-31, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and N. Goldenberg, 2000:

Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building 2201. Historic American Engineering Record No. Nv-32, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, and R. Furlow, 1999:

Cultural Resources Management Plan for the Nevada Test Site. National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia.

Johnson, W.G., R.C. Jojnes, H. Drollinger, and A. DuBarton, 1999:

Archaeological Data Recovery at Site 26NY10133, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. Technical Report No. 95, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Shafer, Harry J. and Harold Drollinger, 1998:

Classic Mimbres Adobe-lined Pits, Plazas, and Courtyards at the NAN Ruin, Grant County, New Mexico. Kiva 63(4):379-399.

DuBarton, Anne and Harold Drollinger, 1997:

Results of a Class III Survey at Tub Spring, Reitmann Seep, and Captain Jack Spring on the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. Technical Report No. 90, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Drollinger, H., C.M. Beck, D. Winslow, and N. Goldenberg, 1997:

Nevada Test Site, Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly Facility. Historic American Engineering Record No. Nv-25, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

Drollinger, H. and F. Nials, 1996:

Archaeological Data Recovery for Site 26NY1958, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. Technical Report No. 86, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Drollinger, H. 1993:

Archaeological Data Recovery for Sample Unit U19ao, Pahute Mesa, Nye County, Nevada. Technical Report No. 83, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.