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61 <br /> recognized that the data gathered by archaeologists and the types <br /> of analyses performed on those data are often of little relevance <br /> to American Indians whose interpretation and use of cultural <br /> sites focuses on social and spiritual values. An overriding <br /> goal of this research design is to reconcile these apparently <br /> divergent needs. <br /> The following research questions are formulated specifically for <br /> an area larger than the Study Area and includes southern Rabbit <br /> Mountain, southern Indian Mountain, and Dowe Fiats. The content <br /> of these research questions necessarily reflects the strengths <br /> and weaknesses of the recorded cultural resource data base. For <br /> instance, very few temporally diagnostic artifacts have been <br /> recovered by professional archaeologists within or adjacent the <br /> Study Area, largely as a result of previous intensive collection <br /> by amateurs. Consequently, research questions that utilize data <br /> from artifact assemblages are limited in scope. Furthermore, the <br /> research questions are intended to be operationalized within the <br /> context of a non-disturbing management program. Therefore, <br /> methods such as detailed analysis of artifact use-wear patterns <br /> are beyond the range of data collection activities anticipated <br /> for this management program. <br /> Moreover, there are a number of logistical and technical <br /> constraints on the data base from which these questions were <br /> derived. Since many of the sites that comprise the present Study <br /> Area sample were recorded previously by a variety of <br /> investigators, site specific information is often variable. For <br /> this reason, not all sites are included in each of the data <br /> summaries below. Changes in site sample sizes across research <br /> topics reflect deficits in the current data base. Finally, it <br /> should be noted that the region of interest represents only one <br /> portion of a broader settlement and subsistence network. A full <br /> understanding of the implications of any research findings within <br /> the Study Area requires careful integration of data from <br /> surrounding regions. <br />