Sarah E. Cowie is an author and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research in archaeology has received recognitions from the Society for Historical Archaeology, the National Academy of Sciences, and the United States government.

Diane L. Teeman is a member of the Burns Paiute Tribe and Director of the Burns Paiute Tribe's Culture & Heritage Department. She is currently a doctoral candidate at University of Nevada, Reno and has spent the past thirty years working toward tribal culture and heritage protection and revitalization.

Christopher C. LeBlanc is a heritage consultant at the University of Nevada, Reno and has over twenty years of experience in the fields of cultural and heritage resource management. He is currently working as a crew chief and archaeological technician in Reno, Nevada.