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Limited - Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 8 of 10) <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 objects lack evidence of or potential for additional cultural materials <br />or features in the immediate vicinitv. <br />29. Describe Survey Method: Proposed corehole WCO27 was surveyed with a 300 x 300 ft square <br />block by one archaeologist walking parallel transects spaced no more than 20 meters apart. The <br />short access road to this location was surveyed to a width of 100 feet (50 feet either side of the <br />staked center line). Core hole WCO27 was not inventoried for this project because it falls within a <br />Previous survey (OAHP #RT.LM.R59). However, a small portion of its access road lies outside <br />of previously surveyed areas; therefore it was surveyed to a width of 100 ft. A total of 4.87 acres <br />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: _ Description: <br />B. Smithsonian Number: _ Description: <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 any cultural resources. <br />