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r • Of the observed 16 artifacts, none are formal tools, 5090 are secondary flakes, and only <br />one exhibits utilization. This indicates the site function was primarily lithic manufac- <br />ture. This site is in a similar physical setting as 5RT130 (T-7) and also appears to be <br />highly eroded. It is probably associated with 5RT130 (T-7) and 5RT132 (T-9). <br />5RT 132 (T-9) <br />This is a very large campsite at the upper end of a long valley and alongside a fairly large <br />meadow. The area is mostly sage covered, though a small aspen meadow to the south is <br />on one side. 5RT130 and 5RT131 lie on the ridgetop just to the south of this site. The <br />north face of the ridge is a scrub oak/chokecherry community. <br />Almost the entire gamut of aboriginal activity inferable from lithic material is present <br />at this site. Observed artifacts include Three manos, one projectile point, and two frag- <br />mentary points, biface reduction flakes, pressure flakes, secondary and interior flakes, a <br />scraper, biface fragments, and core fragments. The range of activities (hunting, food <br />preparation, various stage of tool manufacture, and maintenance activities)indicate use <br />• of this camp over a period of time. The site has been highly disturbed by construction of <br />' a stock pond, and construction of several roads. This has caused acceleration of erosion, <br />and several large arroyos cut through the site. Artifact density is not extremely high, <br />but artifacts are found in disturbed and eroded areas, while pristine areas (surrounded by <br />disturbed or eroded areas) do not have artifacts on the surface. This indicates that <br />subsurface material is very probably extant on untouched areas, and some impacted areas <br />may contain more. The soil is very deep; one arroyo was estimated at 10 meters deep <br />and bedrock is not exposed. Vegetative cover was very heavy to the south, and this area <br />may contain more of the site than was observed and mapped. <br />The complete projectile point and one of the fragmentary points ore small corner- <br />notched points which are considered diagnostic of the Hogback Phase of the Plains Wood- <br />land (tvelson 1971), though they could be Fremont (see Photo 5-9 and Culture Area sec- <br />tion). They compare with material from Magic Mountain (Irwin and Irwin-Williams 1966, <br />Type MM34, 35, 36), Lo Daiska (Irwin and Irwin 1959, Types aa, bb), and Fremont mate- <br />rial from Boundary Village (Leach 1966, type 3a). <br />• <br />5-21 <br />