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The greater part o£. the survey area is covere3 by a ai-ce3 scrub <br />eocauaitp eorsist'~o of st=ub oak, servicebe_-r3 a;d cho?c_che_-ry and s-,atle: <br />ens of sagebrsh' aad short grass cor+*~{ty. There are several, aspen stzads <br />near the c~r.ter of the su.=rep area. The c~~ced shrub co~~-+~t3' is par~c- <br />ulcer ecataias several plant species that are Ido~s Lo have bees u 't ~'~ed <br />by preTiistor~uatess aad gat3e.:ers for food aad raw eater'-als_ Deer aad <br />elk are seasona7_I.p.abuadaat is the area and wind have bean as iaportaat <br />food source i^. prehistoric `~'.ses, <br />Prehistoric 3acY~ocr_d <br />The prehistory o£ the W~~as fork area is pat cep? nova but the <br />outline of the prehistory of nesters Colorado presente3 here call give <br />score indication of the types of pre;storic occupation tSat ai.gfit be <br />espected is the survey area. <br />~~ the prehistoric oc~xpatioa of nestera Colorado (~7T generally be <br />subdivid23 into the Paleairdiaa (10,000 - 5,000 3.C.), Aestera Archa±c <br />(8,000 B.C. -historic pe_=bd).aad Frenoat (~.D. 800 - 1200) pe_-iods. <br />While there is sate indication that t~aa entered the New World as ea_Iy as <br />30,000 to 40,000 years ago, the earl'est securely dated cultaral counleses <br />is North dr.urica are those of the Paleoiadi2tt period. Tais period can be <br />fvrtfier subdivided into the Llano, Folsca and Plano trad.itiars_ The <br />Paleoiadiaa traditions are characterized by tfie presence of fluted or <br />' • M1 <br />*'*'~uted lanceolate projectile points, other less aiagaostie artifact <br />types, aad relativelp,texporarq caxn sites, 4iTl sites aad other special <br />aeL'vitp.si[es. The cultures producing these tools and sites consisted <br />of saaL nomadic groups vi[h a pri-ary dependence oa tfie huatig of <br />r Large gate aniaals for subsisteaFe. Plant food resources appear to have <br /> <br />