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51 artifact collection was apparently rampant prior to and during that time. Moomaw, in particular, is known to have collected scores of sites in and near the Dowe Flats area, only a few of which were actually recorded (Burney 1998) . Extensive and routine artifact collection by other local residents is documented (Faller 1959) . Many of the earliest sites recorded in Boulder County were reevaluated in the 1960s. Site 5BL7, located within the Study Area, and sites 58L8 and 5BL15, adjacent the Study Area, are among these. Tables 3 and 4 list all prehistoric sites and isolated finds recorded within and immediately adjacent to the Study Area. Information presented in Tables 3 and 4 was obtained from OAHP files and from field work conducted for this project, from July, 1989-November 1994 . Prehistoric cultural resources within the Study Area span the Paleo-Indian through Protohistoric periods. The great majority of datable resources-- both sites and isolated finds-- represent the Early Ceramic through Late Ceramic period occupations. A total of 19 prehistoric sites are known within the Study Area. Of these, 8 (42%) are recommended as eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Two of the sites recommended for NRHP inclusion (5BL876, 5BL2431) have been subjected to test excavation. Further work was recommended on two (11%) of the sites in order to make a valid determination of significance. The balance (9 or 47%) were not recommended for NRHP inclusion. open lithic scatters comprised the largest category of sites (9 or 47%) within the Study Area. These sites consisted of flaked and/or ground stone artifacts without associated features. These are the most coamonly encountered types of prehistoric sites in the Plains region (Eighmy 1984) . Of the 9 sites in this category, 4 (440) were among those recommended for NRHP inclusion.