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<br />r <br />Tnm f. a <br />FREQUENCY OF KEY SITE TYPES <br />TYp¢ Number Percentage <br />Open Lithic Scatter 2297 805 <br />Rockshelters 289 105 <br />Rock Art 134 55 <br />Masonry Stone Structures 53 25 <br />Sites with Ceramics 67 25 <br />Wicklups 15 15 <br />TOTAL 2835 TGD'3 <br />As these totals indicate, rockshelter, rock art, and sites with <br />ceramics or structures should receive special preservation and research <br />consideration. <br />4.7 Destruction of data base. While the archaeological data base <br />is likely to expand for sonu• time as a result of additional inventories <br />and excavations, the actual number of aboriginal sites 15 decreasing. <br />Sites are being destroyed by both natural agents and human activities. <br />Destruction of sites niay be most severe in the.major valleys,, where lands <br />are generally owned by private individuals. There, sites are subject to <br />irrigation and other farming-related ground disturbing activities, as well <br />as urban expansion, often without prior identification and investi- <br />gation ,(cf. Collins et al. lyUl ). Tl~e arc haeoloyical resuu rtes of West- <br />Central Colorado are varied and scientifically valuable. The Derhaps in- <br />evitable loss of scientific information must be mitigated by thorough <br />recording, reporting, and problem-oriented archaeological research. <br />-11- <br />