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<br />r <br />' that, on average, the greatest frequencies of ground stone <br />artifacts will occur on terrace sites, while low to moderate <br />1 frequencies will occur on saddles and hill tops, and low to nil <br />frequencies will occur on ridge tops. For stone circle frequencies <br />this pattern of probabilities is reversed. <br />' Land form appears to be an orienting variable for site type. <br />In other words, land form alone was not necessarily a factor in the <br />1 presence or absence of sites, but exerted a significant amount of <br />influence on the types of activities that were carried out within <br />' sites. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />LJ <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />Research Data Requirements <br />The cultural resource data base for the front range area <br />within Boulder County will increase as development continues. <br />Accurate recording of site data and preservation of the cultural <br />resources data record will ensure that the Study Area data are <br />available for this and similar undertakings in the future and will <br />provide the beginning of a larger sample base. Similar trends in <br />land use strategies or divergent trends would imply shifting <br />strategies. Such potential shifts may indicate changes in <br />seasonality of occupation, responses to the exploitation of <br />differing environmental zones or intergroup differences. <br />The following key research questions provide a beginning point <br />for inventory, evaluation and mitigation of the prehistoric <br />properties at Dowe Flats. They allow for flexibility and gathering <br />of information for any unexpected discoveries made during mine <br />operation. At present, the following questions will be used to <br />increase our understanding of site spatial patterning. <br />1. How many environmental factors form the underlying <br />structure of the local settlement pattern and which site attributes <br />correlate significantly with each factor? <br />2. Are there functional and/or temporal differences between <br />those sites which occur within the average ranges of environmental <br />69 <br /> <br />