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198 <br />~• <br />Site: 5MF339 (Figs 5, 57). <br />site Type: Open lithic. <br />Location: SW ;NE ;, Sec. 3, TSn, R92w; UTM Zone 13, E210,600m., N4,477,180m. <br />Description: 5MF339 is an open lithic site, situated on an interfluvial <br />ridge on the western edge of the second terrace above the Yampa River in <br />Round Bottom. The elevation at the site is 6160 ft. (1,878 m.).' The site <br />faces to the southwest, but is exposed in all directions. Local vegetation <br />includes sagebrush, grasses, and cactus. The nearest water is the Yampa <br />River 300 m. to the northwest. <br />The site consists of a thin scatter of flakes and tools. No obvious <br />/• <br />concentrations or permanent features were observed. The tools collected <br />were restricted to ground stone and heavy tools since chipped stone tools <br />were not evident. <br />5MF339 is subject to erosion on the southern side of the site where <br />a seasonal drainage passes nearby, and a modern fenceline bisects the site. <br />Diagnostic artifacts: Chopper, Type IA; hammers tones, Type IA, IB; and a <br />mano, Type IIA. <br />evaluation: 5MF339 lacks potential to yield information important to pre- <br />history and should not be nominated to the NRHP. However, the site may have <br />scientific value and should be protected from destruction until it has been <br />salvaged. <br /> <br />