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<br />base for western Colorado, <br />Field Methods <br />A Class II sampling inventory of the study area was accomplished by <br />conducting a reconnaissance survey of the ridge tops, benches, and water <br />resources--areas considered most likely to produce cultural remains. Areas <br />excluded from study included those of extreme slope (greater than 30%) and <br />those previously inspected for cultural resources (e .g. Baker 1970). Approx- <br />imately 580 acres were surveyed for cultural resources. <br />Findings <br />Few cultural resources were found in the study area, possibly due in <br />part to the limiting factors of extreme slope and dense vegetation. Only <br />three isolated finds were recorded--a projectile point, a mono, and two <br />flakes. Colorado Preservation Office (CPO) forms for these artifacts and <br />maps showing their locations relative to the project area are provided in <br />Appendix B. Artifact illustrations are found in Figure 2. <br />The projectile point (5PT510) is a large, corner-notched variety simi- <br />lar to Pelican Lake types which date from approximately 1000 B.C. to A.D. <br />200. This type is found throughout the intermountain area and from dated <br />contexts such as the Dotsero Burial and Vail Pass sites (Gooding 1981: 29- <br />30). <br />The.mano (5PT511) is an amorphous, one-hand type prepared and utilized on two <br />sides. One side is heavily ground, the other more lightly so, but both <br />sides have been pecked to produce a better grinding surface. A thumb hold <br />is ground into a lateral side of the mono as well. Although not recognized <br />as diagnostic of a particular period, this mono type has been observed <br />frequently by the project archaeologist on protohistoric/historic aboriginal <br />-5- <br /> <br />