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<br />1 <br />' 6.0 Research Design <br />This research design is the intellectual guideline for future <br />I ' prehistoric, historic, historic archaeological and paleontological <br />work at the Dowe Flats site. This portion of the research design <br />is the technical and intellectual guide for future prehistoric work <br />' within the Dowe Flats Study Area. The research design is based <br />upon the previous work of Burney (1989), Burney and Germer (1991), <br />Cassells and Farrington (1986), Gleichman (1992), Grant (1990), <br />Mehls (1989), Scott-Cummings (1991), Colorado State Planning <br />documents, and current Plains Prehistoric Context (Eighmy 1989) <br />guidelines. Major problem domains, or areas of scholarly interest, <br />' are identified, and research questions are developed which relate <br />the problem domains specifically to the Dowe Flats Study Area. The <br />following section addresses the assumptions regarding the potential <br />' for other prehistoric sites within the Dowe Flats Study Area. <br />Major problem domains, or areas of scholarly interest are <br />' identified. For each problem domain there is one or more research <br />questions that tie the problem domain more specifically to the Dowe <br />' Flats area. Data from previous cultural resources investigations <br />at Dowe Flats make it possible to answer the research questions and <br />develop patterns of information about past human behavior at the <br />Dowe Flats site. Predictions about the resources that may be <br />extant in the unsurveyed areas of Dowe Flats are discussed in the <br />' following section. Several key assumptions shaped the development <br />of this research design. The first is that prehistoric <br />' archaeological remains provide evidence reflecting the adaptation <br />of social and cultural systems to environmental variability and <br />' change. Secondly, documentary (written) evidence combined with <br />cultural remains provide the basis for answering the research <br />' questions and development of the predictive model. No one element <br />was more critical - the resources provide evidence of occupation <br />and usage. The written record provides assistance in determining <br />the extent and implications of usage of the Dowe Flats area. <br />' 61 <br />1 <br />