PERMFILE123360

• Permit No: X199920506
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY MANAGEMENT DATA FORM
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Colorado Cultural Resource Survey
Prehistoric Archaeological Component Form
(page 1 of 3)
Use this form in conjunction with the Management Data Form. Cme of these forms should be completed
for each site with a prehistoric component.
1. State Site Number: SRT1369 2. Temporary Site Number: MM-4864
3. Site Type: campsite
4. General Site Description: This site is a sparse lithic scatter located on the north terrace of an east-
flowing intermittent tributary of Fish Creek. There is a fallow field, now a grassy pasture, located to the
south and immediately across the drainage, the rolling ridges of Twentymile Park to the east, Hillberry
Mountain to the west, and a sandstone ridge, part of the Twentymile sandstone bowl, to the north. Highway
131 is located 350 meters to the west. The terrace is wide and fairly level, following the downwazd contours
of the drainage basin. The site is primarily located on a level, slightly concave area of the terrace between
the base of the south slope of the ridge and the north bank of the stream. Most of the artifacts were observed
in the cleazed azeas created by rodent burrows and cow paths and a few were observed on the slopes above
where an old road grade cuts across the steep slopes that bound the terrace on the north. The vegetation is
relatively dense over much of the site and includes tall sagebrush, bitterbrush, rabbitbrush, lupine, and other
fors. The vegetation in the surrounding azeas is the same with the addition of mountain mahogany to the
north and riparian grasses to the south in the drainage. The deposits are a fine-grained light grayish brown
to dark blackish brown silty sand with few cobbles and gravels. The site has been impacted by cattle
trampling, mostly in the form of trails, rodent burrows, a capped oil well, an old road bed on the northern
boundary, and some erosion on the banks. The capped well pipe is marked with the identification
"Josephine Roche #23-5, SE/NW Sec.23-T SN R 87W" welded onto its side.
The site consists of a light lithic debitage scatter and three tools. The material is dominated by white
chert, but also includes chalcedony, quaztzite, and one light gray siltstone flake. Most of the flakes aze
tertiary biface thinning flakes. Primary and secondary flakes are also represented in small numbers, mostly
core reduction flakes. The tools include two projectile point bases and a mono. Projectile point 1 (PP1) is
aside-notched base made of a splotchy cream chert, and Projectile point 2 (PP2) is a small, shattered corner-
notched point made of white chert. The size and shape of both points suggests a Late Archaic cultural
period, however, the extreme fragmentary nature of the artifacts makes a more definitive identification very
difficult. Both of these points were collected. The mono is white sandstone, bifacially ground and lightly
pecked, with moderate use. It measures 10.5 cm x 7.0 cm x 4.6 cm.
The site has a small artifact assemblage, but it includes two diagnostic projectile points and
groundstone. It is located in an azea with good potential for deposition and buried cultural deposits. The
occurrence of the aztifacu in eroded and disturbed contexts indicates subsurface cultural deposits aze present
on the site. The site is therefore recommended as eligible for inclusion on the National Register and should
be avoided.
5. Prehistoric Non-Architectural Features (note dimensions in meters):
Man Ref. Desorption Construction Material Dimensions
None
6. Prehistoric Architectural Features (note dimensions in meters):
Mai Ref. Description Construction Material Dimensions
None