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1 Cultural resources are the physical remains of past human activity and present a clear tie between the present and the past. These tangible remains are protected under federal, state and county laws as discussed in Section 1.1, Regulatory Framework. ' 3.1 Prehistoric Context ' Sources useful in reviewing the cultural history of northeastern Colorado are Anderson (1965), Buckles (1968), Burney (1987 & 1969), Butler (1981, 1986, 1988), Caldwell and Henning ' (1978), Cassells (1963), Chase (1980), Conner (1968), Eddy and Windmiller (1977), Eighmy (1989), Frison (1978), Gunnerson (1987), ' Guthrie, Gadd, Johnson and Lischka (1989), Haug (1968), Morris and Kainer (1978), Morris and Mayo (1979), Mulloy (1952, 1958a), Nelson ' (1967), Rippeteau (1979), Stephenson (1965), Wedel (1961), Wendland (1978), Wood (1967) and Wood (1971). ' When reviewing the archaeological record it is important to keep in mind the transitional nature of the foothills region, ' including Dowe Flats. Three zones, the plains, foothills, and front range alpine, are intrinsically intermingled when defining ' archaeological complexes. The foothills subarea defined by Eighmy (1989) will be used, as will information provided by Guthrie, Gadd, ' Johnson, and Lischka (1984), regarding what they refer to as the plains/foothills transition zone. The Colorado Piedmont and foothills region has been researched for over 50 years. Archaeological remains date to pre-Clovis occupations (+10,000 B.C.) with few chronological gaps. The Paleo- ' Indian stage, for the most part, is represented by kill sites. One major exception to this pattern is Lindenmeier, a Folsom period ' site in Larimer County. This site represents a lengthy campsite occupation by early big game hunters. In addition, Lindenmeier, ' with its lack of mammoth remains, appears to document either the ' 21