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• ofHistoricPlaces(Register)undertheCriteriaforEligibility(36CFR'60.4a-d). Register eligibility is <br />evaluated in terms of the integrity of the resource, and: (a) its association with significant events, or <br />patterns in history or prehistory; (b) its association with the specific contributions of individuals- <br />significant in ourpast; (c) its engineering, artistic, or architectural values; or (d) its information potential <br />for important research questions in history or prehistory. <br />Prehistoric resources are most often evaluated under Criterion d, for their potential to yield information <br />importantinprehistory. Significantinformationpotentialinaprehistoricsiterequiresthatthesitecontain <br />intact cultural deposits or discrete activity azeas that can be securely associated with a temporal period <br />or discrete cultural group. The potential for intact deposits orcultural/temporal associations maybe <br />inferred from surface evidence ofcultural features or undisturbed Holocene deposits, and the presence <br />of temporally or culturally diagnostic artifacts. Historic resources may be evaluated under any of the <br />Criteria. However, in the absence of structural features or documented association with significant <br />historic events or the important contributions of persons significant in history, historical resources more <br />than 50 years old are evaluated under essentially the same criteria as prehistoric resources. <br />To aid the assessment of eligibility for sites initially identified as potentially containing subsurface <br />deposits, subsurface testing is conducted. Test pits can provide needed information on the depositional <br />context. The presence ofcultural material may require more extensive test excavations to identify the <br />nantre and integrity ofthe cultural deposit. Absence ofcultural material and assessment of soil type and <br />• consistency can aid in determining further potential for subsurface cultural deposits. <br />FIELD METHODS <br />The pedestrian survey was conducted by two archaeologists walking pazallel transects approximately <br />12 to 15 meters apart on level to gently sloping benches and slopes up to approximately 20% slopes. <br />Steeper slopes were inventoried by parallel pedestrian transects approximately 20-30 meters apart <br />following the slope contours. Surface visibility was excellent throughout most of the project area, <br />exceptions being on some steep slopes with heavy Gambel oak coverage and riparian areas with dense <br />vegetation. Nevertheless, special attention was given to areas ofenhanced subsurface visibil iry such as <br />erosion cuts, road cuts and vehicle ruts, anthills, and the backdirt of animal burrows. Sites were <br />recorded by completing the necessary Colorado Resource Forms, photographs were taken, site map <br />drawn, and datum placed on site using a PVC pipe with a metal tag specifying the temporary number. <br />Test excavations were hand excavations using a shovel. The test pits measrued approximately 40 cm <br />square and were excavated to a sterile layer. Fill from the test pits is screened through'/.-inch mesh <br />screen. The fill is removed in one level with no arbitrary divisions. If artifacts are found, they are <br />recorded and the approximate level they derived from is noted. The number oftes[ pits is dictated by <br />the size of the site with greater number of test pits in larger sites to ensure adequate coverage. If <br />features are encountered, excavation is halted and the type and depth of the feature is noted. <br />• <br />LorencitoSVYandTestingCulRpt-RPT(475)Aug01 wpd <br />