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7 <br />:• <br />METHODOLOGY <br />The entire area within the tract boundary was examined intensively <br />on foot, except those with a slope of greater than approximately 15% and <br />the areas immediately adjacent to the Empire Energy Housing area, Okie <br />Plaza. However, the crew came as close as seemed reasonable to the houses <br />and office structures, within ca 10 m. Crew members walked between 3 and <br />15 m apart, depending on topography and vegetation. <br />The only surface outside of the tract boundary investigated was a very <br />small area, within the estimated area of disturbance by the proposed develop- <br />men t, located just north of the PIE';SW'-a, Sec. 6, and included a short stretch <br />of access road. <br />RESULTS <br />~, <br />J <br />Two prehistoric sites and one isolated artifact were found during the <br />reconnaissance. One site, 5MF681, and the isolated find, a quartzite flake, <br />are located within the estimated area of disturbance, while the other site, <br />5MF680, is a considerable distance from the proposed development and should <br />not be affected by it. <br />Site 5MFG31 (Fig. 3) was characterized by an extremely meager artifac- <br />tual assemblage, consisting of a scraper, a core, and one flake. The soil <br />at the site and in the surrounding area contained large numbers of quartzite <br />cobbles, a potential source of material for the manufacture of tools. Except <br />for the aforementioned artifacts, none of the material appears to have been <br />worked. <br />Site 5MF680 (Fig. 4, 5) yielded a significantly larger amount of cultural <br />• material, both tools and the remains of tool manufacture. Although no <br />