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page 4 of 4 <br />prehistoric addition, <br />The age or affiliation of these Figures is unknown. The original site form <br />indicates possible Ute or Late Prehistoric affiliation. In examining summaries <br />of rock art from west central Colorado (Cole 1987) and from Utah (Schaafsma <br />1971), these figures seem to compare relatively well with the Barrier Canyon <br />Style, which both authors note is similar to, co-existent with, but distinct From <br />various Fremont styles. Cole attributes its origins to the Desert Culture and <br />cites a date of "?500 BC to AD 500" (1987:47). Schaafsma lists this style as <br />occurring in the San Rafael Fremont region, but describes it as stylistically <br />distinct from Fremont styles (1971:65). Schaafsma does not propose a chronology <br />For this style (1971:68). <br />The name Temple appears to be a local, end possibly historic family name <br />in the area. Temple Gulch flows northeast into Dry Creek about 3.5 miles north <br />of the site. Temple Gulch has been dammed, forming the John C Temple Reservoir <br />No. 1. The John C Temple Reservoir No. 2 is found on Dry Creek, about 300 m <br />north of its confluence with the drainage along which this site is found. <br />Several Temples are listed in the Hayden phone directory. <br />