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colluvial action), the site is evaluated as not significant. It is <br />• recommended that the site be considered not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP <br />and no further archaeological investigations should be necessary. <br />5RT869 <br />This site was recorded as a small and relatively sparse open lithic <br />scatter consisting of 16 pieces of debitage (Travis 1994). Current <br />investigations confirm the sparse nature of the artifact scatter. The site <br />was misplotted during the original fieldwork. The site was positively <br />identified by locating the site datum and comparison of the site map to the <br />area examined. The site is well removed from any proposed Peabody Yoast Mine <br />impacts. <br />The site is located on a high point on a ridge top. Based on the <br />location and examination of the edge of the nearby two-track, little to no <br />deposition is present. The area is wind swept and only a thin mantle of <br />eolian deposited soil partially covers the bedrock. Based on examination of <br />the two-track, soil at the site is less than 5 cm deep where present. Such a <br />situation is well documented in the general project area (see descriptions of <br />shovel probes at other sites during this project; Johnson et al. 1980; Wheeler <br />1979, 1980). <br />Based on the general paucity of artifacts, lack of artifact diversity <br />and lack of cultural deposition, the site is evaluated as not significant. It <br />is recommended that the site be considered not eligible for inclusion in the <br />• NRHP and no further archaeological investigations should be necessary. <br />5RT870 <br />This site was recorded as a sparse open lithic scatter consisting of 17 <br />pieces of debitage and a projectile paint/knife fragment (Travis 1994). <br />Current investigations confirm the sparse nature of the artifact scatter. The <br />site is located near the base of a slope just above the floodplain. A <br />prepared field is above the site and this field is connected to the floodplain <br />pasture by a strip which was cleared of brush and plowed just east of the site <br />(Figure 5). A large wooden gate is lying on the surface in front of the <br />plowed strip south of the two-track. Based on the projectile point/knife <br />fragment collected in 1992, the site may date to the Middle Archaic. <br />The site was initially plotted on the edge of the proposed impact area <br />near the proposed haul road and the BLM requested that the location be <br />confirmed. The initial plot appears to have been incorrect and the current <br />investigations have determined that the site is definitely out of the proposed <br />impact area. Although the site datum was found lying on the south side of the <br />two-track, the site was positively identified through comparison of the site <br />map to the area examined and the presence of artifacts along the road. The <br />datum was replaced in approximately the same location as its original <br />placement (based on vegetation plotted on site map). A scale error was <br />included on the original site map and the site is half the reported size. <br />• <br />