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' ccn_roiied lease area, wi•ci or.:•: ~. _-.a11 ..-..:per or ~_::ifacts e>:- <br />CE:ldiIlS '_n LC the SUrVey aiea. T.^.E SiLE 15 pOSlt'_cned Cn 21'. eroded <br />Borth facing bench approximately i75 -eters south and 60 meters <br />above Stollsteimer Creek. rile site ccnsists of a single ]viva <br />depression (12m diareter) ringed b: a:: ill defined ,;.et:nd co.~.posed <br />of ciscclored soil, cobblestones, and jacal. This .;~cund repre- <br />Sen tS an Un Y_n0'•~'L1 nL:.b er of s::r.ace rCC?S, r. COn CE^.tration Cf <br />brindino implements (brc'ren metates, t:anos) is located 32 meters <br />northwest of the arc`iitectural features. Other artifacts observed <br />include thin-walled white sl'.pec cera^~ics, Payan (?), :fiances <br />COrrL'f~'ated, L"1C1aSS1T13~'.lE COrYu~atEG ai.d =ia1^. ~ra~ CCraLl1 CS, alld <br />i lLn1C debitage Of 1OC211v a`Ja:.iaDlE CuaTtZiteS, ChertS, 2nd C:nal- <br />cedorys. Apo*_hunters co1E on the v: es tern side of the kiva de- <br />pressicn has e::posed a la'rgE a-.o•_^t of charcoal. 'rne architectu- <br />-• re and ceramics indicate occuoatien durine the Chi~ev Fcock ?base <br />(A.D. 9~5-1125). <br />Site Significance and Mar.agemer.t Recot~endations <br />5.~.=J 52 obviously ccntains abundant an:_ significant subsurface <br />depcsits, and is ccrsidered eligible for ncr..ination to the 1`ational <br />Register of Historic Places. Since it is located outside of the <br />Federal lease area, it is not protected uy existing iau or legis- <br />lation. It is recor.~n:ended that adjacent land in the Federal lease <br />area be monitored for buried c•s'_tural resources during the initial <br />stages of dirt removal. Tf subsurface cultural deposits are dis- <br />covered, wort: should be halted ar.d the reseu-ce be properly evalu- <br />ated. Care should be taker. to keep -.acl:iner~• and aersornel off of <br />• the site during mine operation. <br />