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Summary and Recommendations <br />Although the general purpose of the Class III cultural resources survey project was to <br />idenfify the possible remains of an "Indian Burial Ground", none were found. A reasoned <br />azgument is presented that outlines the issue of burials utilizing both empirical evidence and <br />professional knowledge to present an alternative perspective concerning the lack of burials on the <br />Valco T Pit property. Burial practices tend to differ through time and from among cultural <br />groups. In some instances; prehistoric burials have been found in crevices and shallow shelters in <br />steeper canyons within the Purgatoire Valley. However, two factors may contribute to the lack of <br />burials on the property; 1) the shallow topography of the west rim and valley of the Valco T Pit <br />property does not appear conducive to those types of burials; and 2) the shallow soil, with <br />partially exposed sandstone areas, along and neaz the rim also precludes the possibility of burials. <br />Therefore the empirical evidence and professional knowledge both tend to suggest a high <br />probability for burials not being present on the Valco T Pit property. <br />However, it is recommended that due consideration be given to recording the three <br />idenflSed sites using appropriate OAHP forms and procedures prior to the initiation of the pit <br />construction. <br />The proposed costs-accompanying the proposal were to undertake the cultural resource <br />survey. If no sites were discovered, an OAHP/CHS Limited-Results Cultural Resource Survey <br />Form report would be prepazed. If archaeological sites and isolated finds (IFs) were discovered, <br />a letter report would be prepared, briefly outlining the results of the cultural resources survey, In <br />either case, a copy of this prepared report will be sent by Valco, Inc: to the Office of Archaeology <br />and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society (OAHP/CHS), Denver. At the request of <br />Valco, Inc. a sepazate proposal and budget wou[d be prepared to facilitate, the more specific site <br />recording and report prepazation. After reviewing a-draft copy of the report, Valco, Inc., has <br />requested the preparation of a proposal and budget to undertake the proper recording of the three <br />site locations. In the course of preparing a proposal, a prehistoric archaeologist will be included <br />on the site recording team. <br />Selected References <br />Adams, Jeffrey A., Samuel S. Cazson and Anne McKibbin*** <br />1998 Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Cuchara Lateral: Cultural Resource Inventory & Test <br />Excavations, Huerfano & Las Animas Counties, Colorado: Prepared for the Department <br />of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prepazed by Metcalf <br />. Archaeological Consultants, Eagle. <br />Carrillo, Richazd F. <br />1985 The Historical Archaeology Reseazch Design. In, A Manuscript for the Fort <br />Carson-Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Mark Guthrie, compiler. Contribution No. 7, Fort <br />Carson-Pinon Canyon Cultural Resource Project. Submitted by Department of <br />Anthropology (ARI), University of Denver to the Interagency Archeological Services, <br />National Park Service, Denver. <br />-5- <br />