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loz <br />• Two additional sites contain multiple components: 5RT30 and 5MF317. <br />These two have apparent relationships between the Late Middle and the <br />Late Prehistoric Periods discussed in the next section. <br />Late Prehistoric Period: AD 900-European Contact <br />The Late Prehistoric Period is characterized by the presence of small, <br /> <br />triangular, side notched projectile points with occasional notched flat or <br />concave bases, and often pottery (Mulloy 1958:151-2). Our projectile point <br />Type VB expresses characteristics similar to those outlined by Mulloy for <br />this period. No other tools or artifacts diagnostic of this time period <br />were recovered, with the exception of a single pottery sherd found on 5MF317. <br />The presence of ceramics in this site places it in the Late Prehistoric <br />Period, while diagnostic projectile points suggest it belongs in the Late <br />1~ <br />Middle Period. This site appears to contain two components. The ceramic <br />evidence assures placement in the Late Prehistoric Period. <br />Sites likely to provide substantial information about the Late Prehis- <br />toric Period include 5RT30, 5RT32, 5MF341, and as noted above, 5MF317. The <br />first three sites are open camps. With subsurface testing, deposits which <br />would enhance our understanding of the utilization of the study area may be <br />found. Site 5MF317, aside from containing multiple components, appears to <br />have buried deposits as evidenced by charcoal flecks brought up by rodent <br />activity. <br />Site 5RT30 has additional value because of its artifactual material, <br />which can be ascribed to both the Late Middle and Late Prehistoric Periods. <br /> <br />