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-11- <br />private lands is often a problem that hampers archeologists working in the <br />field. Arrangements made by VTN with Homer Wilson, a realtor in Craig, to • <br />obtain permission to survey from private landowners before our entry into <br />an area eliminated that potential problem. <br />One factor that did adversely affect our field operations was the lack <br />of lead time to properly plan the survey. As a result, I was forced to <br />employ crew members with less field experience than I would have preferred. <br />Also, it was impossible to obtain a Four-wheel drive vehicle from the <br />University of Colorado's motor pool as they had already been reserved for <br />the summer by other university personnel. A vehicle that was obtained from <br />a private car leasing company continually malfunctioned and valuable field <br />time was lost as a result. I wou.icl suggest that a lead time of two months <br />be allowed planning a cultural resource inventory of this magnitude and at <br />least three months for a more extensive testing and excavation program. <br />3.5 OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS <br />Frederic J. Athearn, an historian associated with the Division of <br />Standards and Technology of the Bureau of Land Management, provided the <br />principal investigator with a resume of the cultural history of the study • <br />area and surrounding region and an assessment of the historical value of <br />the historical sites inventoried during the investigation. <br />David Breternitz, an archeologist on the faculty of the University of <br />Colorado, was asked to identify the seven potsherds found at site SMF408. <br />• <br />