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F <br />The local ralief in the stud" area varies a nreat deal. Generally, <br />• t`~e ter~a•ir, is r:..~;lii r,ith na••row, rel~tivelg fiat-topped ridges fallirr; <br />off steeply into the neighboring canyon systems. <br />Tn~ v6~;?ta'i0n of the study area is dnmineted by the sage-gra5~ <br />Co~nuni ty. T~~erz is also some rabbi thrush, sal tbush, and pric~~.ly pr•:r <br />cac?~:_ r~_ :.e:t. Tha b~nher' eleva*.ions have sparse stands of pinyon an; <br />„ni;,c ~cr,.:• ooa, servicebcrry and mountain iaaho gany are also four.: <br />~~~ the niG!r ridges. There are cottonwood trees along the Yainpa and ~lil i i~~ <br />F~r4: ci:e,s to t1r~'..~* end the south. <br />The fauna observei in the area consisted of mule deer, rabbits and <br />raptor°. Other sa;all animals, including coyote, rodents, reptiles, and <br />birds are available as evidenced by tracks, coprolites, and skeletal <br />rer„sins. <br />r• t{e kr~oo-: little aLaut t!ie prehistoric rzsocrce pattern of this aria. <br />Hrn•,ever, we assu~:z that the inventory of floral and faunal resources <br />was basically the sa:-:e as in the recent past. It would appear that <br />di•er, anc' ;~~a~ibiy rdbC~it, p':ayed an i~~rrortant role in the die. Of pr_- <br />liistor~c o~o~;le rn this area. The rYii•i ga~~d population i~f the area <br />r~.~s peen r, '_: :: L-~c~:~r, dc~r.:atic grain, animals have exploited t'ne <br />food _.,. <br />F.EC'~'?t?AI SS^",cc r1~7HQ~OLG6Y <br />.,,, <br />T'~=' I^ ~' "~e i 5''n~?' ai'Pa iv'as CU'cefEd On `out by a tednr OT LWO ai C~1nF;~- <br />log'rts. Only hillsides. ::here the slope exreeded 15" and locations in <br />ar`~ich ~.: v~c:=*~'i,,, .:~, tco dense to allow viewing of the ground sur•- <br />• `ace, ,~•~: not t~,ori~,:~hly investigated. The major focus of the survey <br />Oros on the more level areas, which help' sOniP chance cf yielding pre- <br />i~~storir °.,;~.i~rials. <br />