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<br />~' <br />I , Buckles (1989). Joseph King (1984) wrote the engineering context <br />for the state of Colorado. In addition, cultural resource reports <br />' specifically for Dowe Flats by Michael Burney and Marcus Grant <br />(prehistoric) and Steven Mehls (historic) provide the background <br />' for the following narrative. <br />This context and the CRMP define a cultural resource as the <br />physical remains of past human activity having demonstrable <br />' association with prehistoric, historical events, individuals or <br />cultural systems. Cultural resources may include such things as <br />' archaeological sites, districts and objects; standing historical <br />structures, objects or groups of resources; locations of important <br />' historic events; or places, objects and living or non-living things <br />that are important to the practice and continuity of traditional <br />cultures. Under the broader heading of cultural resources are <br />three more restrictive terms, historic property, traditional use <br />' area and sacred or religious site. <br />Historic Property is a legal term and refers specifically to <br />' any cultural resource listed on or considered eligible for <br />inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. A historic <br />property may be an archaeological site, a historical site, or a <br />traditional use area. Not all such sites meet the specific NRHP <br />' criteria for historic property designation. <br />A traditional use area is a place or landscape that is <br />' important to a traditional culture. It may include such things as <br />a community, a sacred site or an area from which food and nonfood <br />resources were obtained. <br />' Sacred sites are places important to the practice of <br />traditional religions. Their relationship to traditional religions <br />makes it possible for sacred sites to become historic properties <br />but they are also considered under statutes designed to protect <br />' First Amendment guarantees to the free practice of religions. <br />' 20 <br /> <br />