2016-02-19_PERMIT FILE - M2016010 (5)

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which, due to the interpretable function of such utilization and the potential for chronometric and economic data recovery, are to be designated as sites, even though they may represent a single event; b) single element rock art panels are to be designated as sites due to the interpretable nature of such an event and the potential diagnostic value of the motif; c) isolated human burials; or d) loci exhibiting ground stone and flaked stone in association. An isolated find refers to one or more culturally modified object(s) not found in the context of a site as defined above. Note that this definition makes no reference to an absolute quantitative standard for the site/isolate distinction. For example: a) a discrete concentration of flakes from the same material, regardless of the number of artifacts present, likely represents a single, random event and is properly designated as an isolate; or b) a ceramic pot bust, regardless of the number of sherds that remain. The inventory consisted of pedestrian transects spaced not more than 20 m apart using a crew of two archaeologists. Areas with greater than 30 percent slope were not inventoried unless they were suspected to contain mine remnants or rock shelters. Close attention was paid to subsurface exposures, such as cut banks, road cuts, ant mounds, and other disturbances, for signs of buried cultural materials. Previously recorded sites located within the project area were visited, re-evaluated, and remapped if necessary. All site and isolate locations were recorded in the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The mapping of site or isolate locations utilized a Trimble GPS unit. All sites and isolates were recorded on standardized forms compatible with the Colorado OAHP Cultural Resource Survey Forms used by the State of Colorado and the Colorado Bureau of Land Management. All site maps illustrate site boundaries, datum location, artifact concentrations, feature locations, shovel test locations, and individual artifacts. Artifacts are shown on site maps if they are temporally or functionally diagnostic. All sites encountered were evaluated for NRHP eligibility. Weather during the project was cold and windy, but the area was snow free. Weather conditions did not affect the inventory. Ground surface visibility was poor throughout the project area because of thick vegetation. VI. RESULTS ive historical sites were identified during this project. These include an unnamed mica quarry (5EP7777), a breached dam on Little Turkey Creek (5EP7778), a stone fireplace (5EP7779), the Schluckebier Ditch (5EP7780), and the Glencairn Ditch (5EP7781). No prehistoric sites or isolated finds were located. 5EP7777 The site is a small quarry located on a prominent knob overlooking the Little Turkey Creek Valley to the southeast. The site encompasses an area measuring 70-x-40 m. Vegetation at the site is pinyon pine, ponderosa pine, and Gambel oak. The site is located on shallow colluvial and residual sediments with bedrock outcrops covering most of the site area. Bedrock at the site is pegmatitic granite with large muscovite pockets. The site contains a main quarry area (Feature 1), a test pit (Feature 2), part of the original road, and a waste rock berm. Feature 1 is the main quarry area (Figure 5). It is a U-shaped excavation into the rock wall oriented from east to west. The quarry area measures 70-x-36 ft and is up to 44 ft deep. The excavated material was piled to create a flat area at the base of the quarry and extra material was pushed downslope to the southeast. The waste rock extends down slope for 3 m where it becomes indistinguishable from the talus slope. The quarry is partially collapsed and a 20 ft tree is growing out of the waste rock area. In the middle of the feature are a piece of corrugated roofing material that was 12