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<br />1 <br />1 in the NRHP. Two of the sites recommended for NRHP inclusion <br />(5BL876, 5BL2431) have been subjected to test excavation. Further <br />work was recommended on two (11~) of the sites in order to make a <br />valid determination of significance. The balance (9 or 47$) were <br />' not recommended for NRHP inclusion. <br />Open lithic scatters comprised the largest category of sites <br />(9 or 97$) within the study area. These sites consisted of flaked <br />and/or ground stone artifacts without associated features. These <br />are the most commonly encountered types of prehistoric sites in the <br />' Plains region (Eighmy 1989). Of the 9 sites in this category, 4 <br />(99~) were among those recommended for NRHP inclusion. <br />' Stone circles were present on 5 (26~) of the sites within the <br />study area. The number of stone circles observed on sites ranged <br />' from 1-11, though only one site (5BL876) contained more than three <br />stone circles. Site 5BL876 was the only stone circle site within <br />' the study area recommended for inclusion in the NRHP. <br />Test excavation of stone circle site 5BL3129 prior to determination <br />' of significance was recommended by Burney. <br />Open Camps accounted for (21$) of the sites within the study <br />' area. These sites contained hearths and/or cairns in addition to <br />lithic scatters. All of these sites were recommended for NRHP <br />' inclusion; one (SBL2431) has been subjected to test excavation. <br />The remaining site location (SBL9151) was reported by Orback <br />' to have contained a protohistoric burial. Although the skeletal <br />material was purportedly removed by the University of Colorado <br />Anthropology Club in the 1970s, and the burial crevice itself <br />' subsequently collapsed, grave goods were found by Orback in a <br />catchment area below the purported grave location. The site is <br />' recommended for inclusion in the NRHP. <br />1 <br />52 <br /> <br />