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Colorado Cultural Resource Survey <br />Prehistoric Archaeological Component Form <br />(page 1 of 3) <br />Use this form in conjunction with the Management Data Form. One of these forms should be completed <br />for each site with a prehistoric component. <br />1. State Site Number: SRT1370 2. Temporary Site Number: MM-5110 <br />3. Site Type: campsite <br />4. General Site Description: This site is a lithic scatter located on a terrace north of an east-flowing <br />intermittent tributary of Fish Creek. There is aneast-west sandstone ridge, part of the Twentymile sandstone <br />bowl, to the north, the rolling ridges of Twentymile Park to the east, a fallow field, now a grassy pasture, <br />to the south, and 1-Iillbeny Mountain to the west. Highway 131 is located 200 meters to the west. The site <br />extends from the base of the south slope of the ridge to the edge of the north bank of the drainage aad is <br />bounded on the east and west by seasonal tributary drainages. The terrace is relatively flat with <br />microtopography of undulating swells that gently slope towazd the creek. The soil is a light yellowish brown <br />sand with a darker brown sand underlying it, as evidenced by the rodent backdirt piles. Depth of deposits <br />is unlmown, although there is good potential for buried cultural materials. The vegetation is thick and <br />dominated by tall sagebrush and includes rabbitbrush, bitterbrvsh, lupine, yarrow, grasses, and other forbs. <br />The vegetation on the surrounding landforms is similaz with the addition of mountain mahogany to the north <br />and riparian grasses to the south. <br />The site consists of a thin scatter of lithic debitage, two chipped stone tools, and a piece of groundstone. <br />There is one small concentration of flakes, mostly small biface thinning flakes and pressure flakes. The <br />materials in the concentration include chert, quartzite, and one quartz flake. A small piece of burned bone <br />was observed in this concentration. Over the rest of the site, the flakes aze very thinly distributed and are <br />dominated by tertiary chert flakes, mostly biface thinning flakes. Several quartzite flakes, mostly tertiary, <br />were also noted. Chert colors include white, brown, tan, pink, banded tan and brown, speckled gray, and <br />a translucent white. Quartzite colors are white, gray, and red. There are three tools oa this site, two chipped <br />stone tools and a piece of groundstone. The chipped stone tools include a biface, and a utilized flake. The <br />biface is fragment made from white quartzite. The utilized flake is a large chert flake that appears to have <br />been used as a scraper. The groundstone is a unifacially pecked and ground thick sandstone slab. <br />The artifact assemblage on this site is relatively small, but there is one concentration, possibly <br />representing an activity azea, and several tools including groundstone. There is excellent potential for buried <br />deposits as this site sits on low-energy alluvial deposits with few impacts observed on the surface. In <br />addition, there are good indications that it contains additional subsurface cultural remains. <br />The site is recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register, and it is <br />recommended that the site either be avoided or tested to collected further information. <br />5. Prehistoric Non-Architectural Features (note dimensions in meters): <br />Mao Ref. Description Construction Material Dimensions <br />None <br />6. Prehistoric Architectural Features (note dimensions in meters): <br />Map Ref Description Construction Material Dimensions <br />None <br />