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however, believed that there could be a more significant resource(s) in <br />• the vicinity. Due to the heavy growid Dover, it is not currently <br />possible to verify this. It is, therefore, recoiRCended that inventory <br />efforts be considered incacQlete and that an archaeologist be present <br />during the initial "pioneering" stages of any construction activity which <br />nu.ght serve to clear the surface of bush and expose the ground surface <br />and topsoil to scrutiny. It currently appears that this area is <br />cc~letely outside the impact zone of any component of the new portal <br />development. If plans were to change and the development was to threaten <br />this area, it would seem appropriate to monitor the pioneering phase of <br />the construction. This includes simile access roads and drill pads. <br />SDT271 <br />5DT271 was rewrded by Archaeological Associates in 1978 (Hibbets et <br />al. 1979). This prehistoric lithic site is located adjacent to an <br />abandoned jeep road on the east side of Fast Foatcap Creek in the central <br />portion of Section 23 (Figure 4 and 9). The site is located on a terrace <br />which is rather substantial by oonQarison with other terraces in this <br />constricted valley.. It is located in heavy oak brush and servieeberry <br />cover and was estimated to be about 78 x 20 meters in size (see site form <br />in Appendix I). It is thought to have score potential for depth and <br />yielded a notable variety and quantity of litlic debitage. It is <br />believed to be potentially eligible for the National Register and test <br />excavations were recxnrt~esided by the original survey team. It has been <br />provisionally assigned to the "Late Post-Archaic Period" or about A. D. <br />• 950-1500 by Archaeological Associates (Hibbets et al. 1979:133). <br />No effort was made to formally resurvey SDT271 since it was still <br />obscured by brush and was awaiting the necessary test excavations. <br />During the course of the survey, however, the study team had several <br />occasions to travel the road through it on horseback. Two diagnostic <br />tools, a projectile point and a hafted biface, were found and collected <br />fran the road. These are illustrated in Figure 10. <br />RECxscmendation <br />As reca~s~ded by Archaeological Associates (Hibbets 1979), test <br />excavations appear to be necessary in order to fully evaluate SDT271. It <br />originally appeared that the site could be impacted by the proposed <br />development at the new portal. The revised area of undertaking will not, <br />however, seen to pose any impacts to the resource. The test excavations <br />cannenced before the area of undertaking was reduced will be reported in <br />an executive summary (Halter 1986a) and final report (Baker 1987). <br />The Fast Roatcap Creek Alcoves <br />Directly across East Roatcap Creek from 5t7f271 (Figures 4 and 11) <br />and some one hundred or so feet above it are a series of snall rock <br />alcoves. These occur iti an exposure of very triable sandstone not more <br />than about 100 meters long. The alcroves have not been muasured or napped <br />• but there appear to be three or four which night have proven habitable to <br />prehistoric man. These appear to have heights or 1 to 2 meters and are <br />about the same width or perhaps larger and up to 2 meters deep. These <br />are quite badly overgrown with heavy brush oak and poison oak. They art:, <br />:,~ <br />