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167 <br /> <br /> <br />site: 5Mf317 (Figs 4, 41). <br />site Type: Open lithic. <br />Location: SW',NWS;, Sec. 24, Ton, R91w; UTM Zone 13, E282,160m, N4,464,660m. <br />Description: 5MF317 is an open lithic site located on the south side of a <br />saddle that separates Hart Gulch from Badger Creek. The saddle is part of a <br />north-trending ridge, and the site is situated near the beginning of the slope <br />on the southern portion of the saddle. This results in exposure to the west, <br />north, and east. Elevation at the site is 7320 ft. (2,231 m.). The nearest <br />water is in Hart Gulch 30 m. to the east. Surrounding vegetation includes <br />sagebrush, mountain mahogany, Gamble's oak, and aspen. The southern, or up- <br />hill, portion of the site lies in an aspen grove, but the northern portion is <br />in a moderately open sage flat. <br />Cultural material and charcoal flecks were observed in rodent burrows, <br />but no hearths were visible on the surface. Concentrations of artifactual <br />materials were not observed in the 20 by 50 m. area covered by the site. This <br />site is notable because two small fragments of Shoshoni pottery were recovered. <br />Other artifactual materials recovered include flakes, and three diagnostic pro- <br />jectile point fragments. <br />The site appears to be relatively undisturbed by natural or cultural forces. <br />• <br />Rodent activity, however, is very evident. <br />Diagnostic artifacts: Projectile points, Type IB, IVA, IVE; pottery fragments. <br />evaluation: 5MF317 has potential for yielding information important to prehis- <br />tory and should be nominated to the NRHP. The site may have components relating <br />to the regional manifestation of the Late Middle Prehistoric Period and the Late <br />Prehistoric Period. Information from the later period will bear directly on our <br />understanding of the nature of the relationships between the Ute and Shoshoni <br />in the region. <br />