The purpose of this document is to assist the Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office (BLM-Elko) with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act by 1) synthesizing the extensive archaeological research that has been conducted in this part of the Great Basin over the past 25 or so years; 2) using the results of this synthesis to develop a comprehensive approach for evaluating, or re-evaluating, whether prehistoric archaeological sites in the area are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion D; and 3) providing a basis for research designs to be implemented in any archaeological mitigation work that may be required in the future...The new research priorities developed in this document are based on a synthesis of the results of archaeological excavations conducted to date in the Little Boulder Basin (LBB) and surrounding area and an evaluation of the current status of archaeological knowledge about the area. Over 50 sites in the area have been excavated.