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S~L~ III IIIIII~IIIIII ~II Doc Date:12/1112601 ~ -~- _~~- C 2.04.4 Cultural and Historical Resource Information ''~ There are no known cultural or historical resources listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places within the permit or adjacent areas. This conclusion is based upon surveys of the mine plan and adjacent areas and on conversations with the Bureau of Land Management and the Colorado Preservation Office. Archaeological Resources The known archaeological resources in the permit and adjacent areas are limited. During the summer of 1975, an intensive cultural resource survey and literature search was conducted under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lischka from the University of Colorado. Despite the abundant faunal and floral food resources available on the mine site, only two prehistoric sites (5MF401 and 404) were found within the boundaries of the mine site, while one site (5MF402) was discovered just outside the south boundary of the mine site as • shown on the Historical and Archaeological Site Map (Map 16). Both 5MF401 and 5MF402 are located on a terrace edge about half way down the canyon. This pattern of site distribution suggests that lack of water was of primary importance in listing more substantial occupation of the area. The principal aboriginal activities in the mine site area probably consisted of relatively short term visits by hunting parties. All three sites contained surface finds of lithic materials (worked stone) including several chert flakes, projectile points, and knife tips. The survey work of Dr. Lischka is found in Exhibit 5, Archaeologi- cal Information. The Northwest Colorado Coal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) states on page GIII-5: "Given the nature of these archaeological values (see Exhibit 5), projected impacts would not be significant locally or regionally". 2.04.4-1