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Limited - Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 8 of 11) <br />VI. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES <br />27. Identify, record, and assess any cultural resources located within the potential area of effect. <br />VII. FIELD METHODS <br />28. Definitions: Site The locus of previous (50 year age minimum) human activity at which the <br />preponderance of evidence suggests either one -time diagnostically interpretable use or <br />repeated use over time, or multiple classes of activities. <br />IF: One or more culturally modified objects not found within the context of a site as <br />defined above. These obiects lack evidence of or potential for additional cultural materials <br />or features in the immediate vicinitv. <br />29. Describe Survey Method: The four proposed boreholes were surveyed with a 300 x 300 ft <br />uare block by one archaeoloaist walkina aarallel transects saaced no more than 20 meters <br />apart. The access roads were surveyed to a width of 100 feet (50 feet either side of the staked <br />center line). A total of 62.1 acres was inventoried for cultural resources. <br />VIII. RESULTS <br />30. List IFs if applicable. Indicate IF locations on the map completed for Part III. <br />A. Smithsonian Number: 5RT3264 Description: Historic farming equipment <br />B. Smithsonian Number: 5RT3265 Description: Historic farming equipment <br />31. Using your professional knowledge of the region, why are there none or very limited <br />cultural remains in the project area? Is there subsurface potential? The project area is relatively <br />small in size and there are many more desirable areas nearby (on ridge tops and adjacent to <br />larger drainages) that would lend themselves to usage by prehistoric and historic peoples. The <br />high density of prehistoric sites and isolated finds must to the north and east of the project area <br />indicates use of the area in prehistory, and the presence of historic resources indicates that the <br />area has been used intensively by European American ranchers. There is a significant amount <br />of soil deposition near the survey area, as evidenced in erosional cut banks. However, the <br />majority of the ground surface in the project area consists of disturbed cow pasture, and modern <br />use of the area may have obliterated the remains of anv cultural resources. <br />References Cited <br />Tweto, Ogden <br />1979 Geologic Map of Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado. <br />