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• METIIOD Several methods were used to determine whether or not sensitive sites are likely to occur in the buffer zone of the Colowyo Coal mine. First, a review of the files and registers of the Office of the State Archaeologist, the Office of the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Bureau of Land Management, Little Snake Resource Area office, was completed. Second, a review of the archaeological literature was undertaken. Next a field in- spection of the buffer zone Baas accomplished. The review of the federal and state files and registers was under- [aken to locate previously recorded sites within the buffer zone, and to locate areas within the buffer zone that had been previ- ously surveyed. If a previously recorded site was of a type con- sidered sensitive, then it could be shown that sensitive sites • occur in the buffer zone. If sensitive sites had not been re- corded by previous survey, then perhaps sites would not occur in the buffer zone. Review of the archaeological literature was intended. to produce a general picture of the kind of archaeology one would expect to find in the area, in terms of both culture history and site type. Should a culture that t}'pically produces sensitive site types be known for the area or region, one might suspect thaC sensitive site types could be present in the buffer zone. Furthermore, it was hoped the literature review would indicate topographic situ- ations in which sensitive sites generally occur. Field inspectinn was initiated in order to inspect sites discovered during the literature and records search; to determine if to- pographic situations considered likely to contain sensitive sites occurred within the buffer zone; to facilitate an assessment of • the probability of sensitive site occurrence; and if possible to locate sensitive sites within the buffer zone. 5