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,~ SITE 5MF680 SITE TYPE: Open Lithic LOCATION /• NE',NE';SE;SE'„ Sec. 6, TSn, R91w UTM: E276,065m,N4,476,900m, Zone 13 The site is located on a south-trending bench extending from and considerably lower than a southwest trending ridge. The site is on a small saddle between the high point of the bench (a small knob to the south) and the main ridge rising steeply to the north. DESCRIPTION 5 MF'6 81 ; . :. „sx..j QC /: .. ~ ~~ ~`~'~ /~ 475 ,, ~ '., "~ -~' , { , Round Bottom 7;' Quadrangle The site consists of a moderate Lithic scatter extending over most of the saddle. Tool and flake material was primarily banded chert and quartzite with some white chalcedony and occurred in two concentrations. Concentration 1 was found near the top of the saddle, while Concentration 2 consisted of a large number of tools and flakes eroding out of the west side of the saddle. Tools included 1 biface, 3 biface frag- ments, 2 scrapers, and 12 utilized flakes. DIAGNOSTIC ARTIFACTS None EVALUATION This site seems to have served as a tool manufacturing station and, in light of the large number of tools and flakes eroding out of the west side of the saddle, prob- ably contains a significant amount of buried material. Because of this apparent depth of occupation, site 5MF680 has potential for greatly increasing our knowl- edge of the prehistory of the Craig area, an area for which prehistoric culture processes and affinities are not yet well understood, and should therefore be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Since the site is well out of the way of the proposed development, construction of the Wise Hill No. 6 and Wise Hill No. 7 mines, no action concerning SMF680 need be taken by Empire Energy Corporation at this time except to make every effort to avoid any inadvertant damage to the site and to notify the BLM district archaeologist in Craig immediately should any future development endanger the site.