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- 2 - <br />affiliation or temporal span, therefore the site will not yield information <br />important to the understanding of prehistory of this area. The Office of <br />Surface Mining has reviewed the site and believes the site ineligible for <br />Sncluslon in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />Site 5RTS2 <br />location: SW 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 31, TSN, R86k <br />Description: SRT32 consists of a wide scatter of flakes and tools distributed <br />north-south on an interfluvial ridge and east-west on the terrace above the <br />confluence of Foidel Creek and an unnamed drainage:~-The site is exposed to <br />the south and southeast. Elevation a[ the site is.`_(L80 f[ (2,097 m). The <br />vegetation includes rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and native grasses. The nearest <br />water source is Foidel Creek, 60 m to the south. Cultural materials <br />consisting of many flakes, a large metate, ma no fragments, and chipped stone <br />tools, were spread in an area 90 by 100 m. No visible features were present, <br />but the tool inventor}. indicates that [his is an open camp ,site. The site has <br />been disturbed by a powerllne [ha[ crosses [he western end. <br />Eoaluatlon: Site SRT32 has the potential to yield significant information <br />concerning the chronology of prehistoric occupation through its potential for <br />contributing to an understanding of prehistoric subsistence adaptations in the <br />area during the Late Prehistoric Period. The variety of artifacts found on <br />the surface reflect the kinds of activities one would expect at a base camp. <br />These activities include food preparation and food processing activities <br />relating to exploitation of available resources. Recovery of floral and <br />faunal remains from buried deposits, particularly hearth deposits, would aid <br />in the identification of the kinds of resources e~:ploited. Artifact recovery <br />from undisturbed context would provide important information concerning <br />possible local variations in artifact assemblages in comparison to campsite <br />assemblages elsewhere. Investigations at SRT32 are likely to reveal <br />information about the settlement patterns of the Late Prehistoric Period of <br />the area. Since at least one component of site SRT32 is Late Prehistoric, it <br />has potential for adding to our knowledge. of the predecessors of [he Ute. <br />Only 35 sites were recorded on all the lease tracts surveyed by LOPA, in the <br />same region -- approximately 14,000 acres. Due to steep topograph}• and dense <br />vegetation the survey of lease tract 1, 3842 acres, only 1004 acres were <br />intensively. inventoried. The survey located only four prehistoric sites. Of <br />the four sites located only SRT32 has the potential of yielding information <br />important to prehistory. Based on [he site's potential and the general <br />paucity of sites in the general area the site appears eligible for inclusion <br />in the National Register of Historic Places according to Criterion D, 36 CFR <br />60.6. <br />Probable-Impact: It appears [hat [he site could no[ be directly impacted by <br />mine activities. This site lies along an existing county roads. However, <br />this road has been in use since 1962 when the mine was originally permitted. <br />There will be no increase in mine related use of [he road, and thus Che site <br />will not receive any further impact. <br />