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ztz <br />• site: 5MF344 (Fig,s 60, 61). <br />Site Type: Open lithic. <br />rotation: NW;NW;, Sec. 32, TSn, R93w; UTM Zone 13, E257,150m. N4,479,400m. <br />Description: 5MF344 is located on both sides of a seasonal drainage that <br />trends westward on the western end of Duffy Mountain. The site is protected <br />on all sides but the west. The elevation is 6140 ft. (1,871 m.). Vegetation <br />surrounding the site consists of sagebrush, rabbitbrush, bitterbrush, grasses, <br />and cactus. The nearest water is in the seasonal drainage that bisects the <br />site. An additional and more reliable water source is the Yampa River 150 m. <br />to the west. <br />Much of the artifactual material was located in several concentrations <br />adjacent to the drainage, but a diffuse scatter of flakes also extends to <br />• the south and east, covering a total area of 225 by 230 m. Although flakes <br />constitute a sizable portion of the collection, projectile point fragments, <br />biface and uniface tool fragments, and a chopper were recovered. <br />The site is eroding in the central portion through which the drainage <br />runs. Cultural disturbance is present in the form of numerous jeep trails <br />which cut through and run adjacent to the site. <br />Diagnostic artifacts: Projectile point fragments, Types IA, IVB; and a chop- <br />per, Type I8. <br />evaluation: 5MF344 lacks the potential to provide information important to <br />prehistory, and should not be nominated to the NRHP. However, the site may <br />have other scientific value and should be given further consideration-if en- <br />dangered by future developments. <br />n <br />LJ <br /> <br />