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The recently completed video documentary entitled Cultural Resources Program at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
helps showcase resources found
in the remote desert terrain of
southeastern California.
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The 27 minute video creates a detailed
look at the petroglyph findings and prehistoric native American sites as well as
abandoned historical mining districts that are found within China Lake's Naval
desert boundaries. The program is narrated by professional
archeologists and historians who have worked with the Navy in the area
for the past decade, and is considered a valuable resource tool for the further
studies of the cultural history of the Eastern Sierra/ Owens Valley and
Californian desert regions.
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The program was produced by the China Lake Navy's
Director of Cultural Resources, Carolyn Sheppard who put together a team which
included Greg Halsey from DSI as the project manager,
Phil Gross from Cinnabar Video as the director for the video and Amy
Gilreath from Far Western Archeological Group who assisted in script development
and program content.
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Director Sheppard says that the video give
the people a chance to view resources that are restricted from public access.
She adds, "The US Navy is very serious about our role as custodian
of the beautiful desert land that our base is on.
The cultural resources are invaluable, and we wanted to show that we have
put together a team of environmental experts that help guide our long term
stewardship of this land."
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Before I became a film producer , my background was in geology," comments director Phil Gross, "so helping
to create a program that looks into the history of abandoned mining villages and
petroglyphs was a treat. You have to thank the Navy, these sites are in pristine
condition. When its still, and the wind dies down, its easy to sense the
presence of the past inhabitants of these untrampled sites.
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"Cultural Resources Program At China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station" has won two
Telly Awards for non-broadcast programming. The first award is winner in the
category of history/biography and the second award is finalist in the category
of low budget programs (under $700 per finished minute).
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