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199 <br />'• Site: SMF340 (Figs 5, 57). <br />site Type: Open lithic. <br />Location: SWINE;, Sec. 3, TSn, R92w; UTM Zone 13, E270,500m., N4,477,400m.; <br />adjacent to Tract 8. <br />Description; 5MF340 is an open lithic site located on the northwest end of <br />the first terrace above the Yampa River in Round Bottom. The site is exposed <br />in all directions, with only a slight rise to the second terrace providing <br />minimal protection to the south and east. The elevation is 6160 ft. (1,878 m.). <br />Local vegetation includes sagebrush, grasses, larkspur, and cactus. The near- <br />est water source is the Yampa River 175 m. to the west. <br />The site consists of a thin scatter of flakes and artifactual materials <br />scattered over the terrace in an area 69 by 88 m. The flake density was higher <br />~• in the northwest portion of the site area, near the terrace edge. From there, <br />the density dropped markedly. <br />SMF340 is relatively undisturbed, but might have been picked over by local <br />collectors. The site is in close proximity to 5MF338 and 5MF339. A jeep trail <br />runs past the site to the south at a distance of 20 to 30 m. from the limit of <br />lithic debris. <br />Diagnostic Arcifacts: Chopper, Type [A; unifacial scraper, Type IIA; and a <br />biface, Type !A. <br />evaluation: 5MF340 has no potential for yielding information important to pre- <br />- history and should not be nominated to the NRHP. However, the site may have <br />scientific values and should be afforded protection under other antiquities <br />statutes if directly endangered by future developments. <br />t <br />